Thai Chicken Soup

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 43 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 3 min
  • Cook: 1 hr 30 min
This is a great Thai or maybe Chinese inspired soup that is very fresh with lots of flavours and is like a detox. So it's good for you and very refreshing. You have to slurp it to enjoy all the flavours!
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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons green curry paste

6 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1 15 -ounce can coconut milk

1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus more to taste

2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced

4 ounces thin rice noodles, broken into pieces

2 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 1 pound), very thinly sliced crosswise

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, plus more to taste

1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and curry paste and cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk and fish sauce; cover and bring to a boil.
  2. Add the bell peppers and noodles and simmer, uncovered, until the noodles are al dente, about 3 minutes. Add the chicken and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 more minutes. Stir in the lime juice and cilantro. Add more fish sauce and lime juice, if desired.

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Anonymous

I made this as written and it was a huge disappointment. Have to agree with bellatrix13, it's bland and uninspired. A big lump of tamarind and an entire bunch of coriander don't compensate for lack of seasoning. Also, how much is a "piece" of ginger? half an inch? an entire knob? And what exactly is a "lug" of fish sauce? a tablespoon? half a cup? I started conservatively and just kept adding more, but then it just ended up tasting like diluted fish sauce. Same problem re soy sauce, There's no lime, no salt, no sugar for balance, no sauteing to draw out the flavours of the aromatics - there's no artistry here. Wanderingchopsticks has way better thai recipes.

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