Wicked Thai Chicken Soup

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 red bell pepper
1 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
4 cups chicken stock
2 chicken breasts diced
2 tablespoons lemon grass herb paste
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup half and half cream
1/ cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons red curry paste
1 1/2 teaspoons Sambal Oelek chili paste
2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 cups cooked rice
Fresh cilantro, parsley or basil leaves

Procedure

Cook rice. Heat large saucepan with 1 tablespoon oil. Add mushrooms and cook until golden. Add remaining oil. Add onion, red pepper and saute. Add broth and chicken and lemon grass paste, fish sauce and Worcestershire sauce and simmer 5 minutes. Add cream and coconut milk and simmer 2 minutes. In small bowl add curry paste, Sambal Oelek, tomato paste, 2 tablespoons water and cornstarch. Add cooked rice, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Serve.