Photo: Spicy Coconut Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, sliced lengthwise, cut into 6-inch lengths, and smashed
- 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- 1 medium Thai bird chile, Serrano, or jalapeno pepper, end trimmed, halved lengthwise, and seeded
- 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 7 ounces firm tofu, small dice
- 1 1/2 cups frozen or fresh baby peas
- 6 ounces snow peas
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced Thai basil leaves
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
Directions
Heat oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add lemongrass, ginger, and chile and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Carefully add stock, coconut milk, and sugar and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and add tofu, peas, and snow peas and cook until snow peas are cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in basil, lime juice, and fish sauce. Serve.
Serves: 6: Calories: 263; Total Fat:19 grams; Saturated Fat:13 grams; Protein:11 grams; Total carbohydrates: 15 grams; Sugar: 6 grams; Fiber: 3 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 755 milligrams
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By DevSandraLee
Studio City, CA
on September 12, 2012
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Absolutely fantastic! We added mushrooms and chicken instead of the tofu. Yum Yum!!
By jamielovesbob
Golden, CO
on June 05, 2012
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Super easy, very flavorful but I agree with other reviewers that it's not spicy enough *(I used one medium Serrano and I could barely taste the spice and I like Thai food mild/medium so I'm going to add some red pepper since that's all I have at this point! I used light coconut milk and think it works great, it's not a thick soup but I didn't expect or want it to be. Thumbs up!
By spencer422_11571628
Dumfries, VA
on August 15, 2010
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Wow. Healthy, delicious, light, flavorful, this soup has it all. It's one of those soups that turns out a little differently each time I make it (is the lemongrass and lime super-fresh? It makes a big difference. But it's great nearly all the time. And I just play with this soup. I've put everything in it from mushrooms to chicken to carrot ribbons.
Want something more substantial? Spoon it over rice.
I will keep playing with this recipe for years to come.
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