chicken floating in curried coconut soup

Ingredients

• - 1 -2 teaspoon sesame oil, good quality
• - 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
• - 2 (800 ml) cans coconut milk
• - 1 1⁄2 cups chicken stock, good quality
• - 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into large slices, easier to remove
• - 4 kaffir lime leaves
• - 1 -2 tablespoon lime juice, fresh
• - 1 -2 tablespoon mirin
• - 1 -2 tablespoon fish sauce
• - 1 teaspoon soya sauce
• - 1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
• - 1 tablespoon sambal oelek, chili paste
• - 1 tablespoon red curry paste
• - 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
• - 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
• - 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
• - 1 green onion, thinly sliced
• - 2 thai chiles, fresh, sliced into thirds, not seeded
• - 1⁄2 jalapeno, thick slices, not seeded
• - 1 inch ginger, peice, fresh, halved
• - 1 galangal, large slice
• - 4 mushrooms, thinly sliced
• - 1⁄2 red pepper, thinly sliced
• - 3 -5 tablespoons brown sugar, torbino
• - 1⁄4 cup basil, thai fresh, thinly sliced (optional, garnish)
• - 1⁄4 cup cilantro, thinly sliced (optional, garnish)