Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

<>1 teaspoon vegetable oil

<>3 bulbs lemongrass (tanglad), pounded and chopped

<>3 large shallots (sibuyas tagalog), minced

<>2 to 3 teaspoons store-bought thai curry red paste

<>300 grams chicken, (use skinless chicken breast fillet), sliced into thin strips

<>2 cups chicken stock

<>2 cups coconut cream (kakang gata)

<>1 cup coconut milk (gata)

<>1 kaffir lime leaf

<>1 tablespoon sugar

<>3 tablespoons lime juice, plus 1 lime, sliced into wedges

<>3 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)

<>1 400-gram pack flat rice noodles

<>8 sprigs cilantro (wansoy), chopped coarsely

<>1/2 cup green onion, chopped

<>2 siling labuyo (bird's eye chili), chopped, optional