Chicken Soup with Zing!

== Ingredients ==
* 4 cups basic chicken broth or commercial chicken broth
* 2 quarter-sized pieces peeled ginger
* 2 medium cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
* 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, deribbed, and finely chopped
* 6 basil leaves
* 3 scallions, trimmed to 5 inches, white and green parts cut separately lengthwise into hair-thin strips
* 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
* 1/2 small bunch cilantro, leaves only, finely chopped
* kosher salt, to taste
* Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* cilantro leaves, for serving
== Directions ==
# In a medium saucepan, bring the stock, ½ cup water, the ginger, garlic and jalapeño to a boil. 
# Lower the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes.
# Stir in the basil and scallion whites. 
# Cook for 3 minutes. 
# Stir in the scallion greens and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. 
# Stir in the lemon juice, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper. 
# Warm through.
# Sprinkle each bowl with a few leaves of cilantro.
== Contributed by ==
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