Thai Lemongrass and Chile Soup

Ingredients

• vegetable broth
  4 cups
• lemongrass stalks

  peeled and cut into 4-inch pieces
  2 large
• dried Thai kaffir lime leaves

  optional
  3 unit
• vegetable oil
  1 tsp
• minced garlic
  2 tsp
• peeled

  minced fresh ginger
  1 tsp
• roasted chile paste
  2 tsp
• chopped oyster or white Mushrooms
  1 1/2 cups
• Tbs. fresh lime juice
  2 unit
• Tbs. soy sauce
  2 unit
• finely chopped tomatoes
  3/4 cup
• Tbs. minced fresh cilantro
  1 unit
• hot green chiles

  seeded and halved, optional
  2 to 3 small