Chao xa ga (rice porridge with chicken and lemon grass)

Name: Chao xa ga (rice porridge with chicken and lemon grass)
Ingredients: 9 cups chicken broth; 2 stalks lemon grass, trimmed (outer leaves, tough green tops and root ends removed), cut into 1-inch pieces and lightly crushed; 2 to 3 red bird's eye or Thai chiles, stemmed; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 cup jasmine rice (or similar rice); 2 cooked chicken legs, boned, skinned and shredded; Coarse sea salt; 1/2 cup julienned saw or cilantro leaves; Lemon wedges for serving

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INGREDIENTS

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9 cups chicken broth

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2 stalks lemon grass, trimmed (outer leaves, tough green tops and root ends removed), cut into 1-inch pieces and lightly crushed

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2 to 3 red bird's eye or Thai chiles, stemmed

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2 tablespoons fish sauce

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1 cup jasmine rice (or similar rice)

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2 cooked chicken legs, boned, skinned and shredded

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Coarse sea salt

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1/2 cup julienned saw or cilantro leaves

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Lemon wedges for serving

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