Photo: Coconut Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 lemongrass stalk, cut into 1-inch pieces and crushed
- 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves, torn in 1/2
- 1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
- 1 pound, boneless, skinless chicken, cut into thin strips
- 1 (8-ounce) can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
- 4 small green Thai chiles, sliced very thin
- 4 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 (13-ounce) can coconut milk
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a soup pot, combine and bring to a boil the chicken broth, lemon grass, lime leaves and ginger. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes to infuse the broth with flavor. Strain the infused broth, discard the aromatics and return the broth to the pot. Add chicken, mushrooms, chiles, fish sauce, sugar, coconut milk, and lime juice and simmer for another 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Finally season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle into serving bowls and top each bowl with some cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.
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By Rhea23
on October 10, 2012
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OMG! DELICIOUS!!! Thank you!
i used rooster brand chicken broth, thai brand coconut milk-full fat, thai red curry paste added rice noodles served on a bed of bok choy. super good. why pay $10+ when you can make perfection at home and have your house smelling heavenly :
By nadjanovotny
on December 23, 2011
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This recipe was delicious! I made it for my family for dinner, and it tasted fantastic. The fish sauce gave it a fantastic aroma. It was REALLY spicy though. I added the whole pepper (including the seeds which could have been my mistake. However, Thai food is very spicy. So if you are going for an authentic Thai soup, this is definitely a good recipe. Next time I will only add one or two Thai peppers.
I gave it 5 stars anyways, because the soup still tasted fantastic, and we used bread to take away the fire(:
Also, I added rice noodles, that made the soup taste even better. I will definitely make it again, especially for the days after my daughter gets her braces tightened (she'll be glad to have something OTHER than Cambells(:
By aerines
Portland, IN
on March 09, 2011
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Great except watch the salt content of your fish sauce. I added one tablespoon less of fish sauce than this recipe called for and it was still too salty. Also, another recipe I have for coconut soup said to cook for 2 minutes after throwing in the chicken. THis one said 10. I pulled it off the burner earlier than that and my chicken was too done. I suggest less fish sauce and not to cook the chicken too long! Other than that, this recipe is excellent and the cilantro on top is fabulous.
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