Chicken-Peanut Curry Soup With Achat Pickle
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 818
- Total Fat
- 37
- Saturated Fat
- 22
- Carbohydrates
- 88
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 33
- Protein
- 39
- Cholesterol
- 115
- Sodium
- 1495
- Total: 45 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
For the pickle:
1/3 cup granulated sugar
Kosher salt
1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1/2 English cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced into 2-inch sticks
1/2 English cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced into 2-inch sticks
1 cup sauerkraut, drained and rinsed twice
1/4 cup frozen pitted sweet cherries, thawed and chopped
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 small red or green chile pepper, thinly sliced
For the soup:
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 tablespoon roughly chopped peeled ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste
1 14-ounce can coconut milk
2 1/2 cups chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth
3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into small strips
1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
8 ounces wide Chinese lo mein noodles
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
Scant 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (or to taste)
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Fresh cilantro, basil and chopped peanuts, for topping
Directions
- Make the pickle: Heat the granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt with the rice vinegar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until dissolved. Combine the cucumber, sauerkraut, cherries, onion and chile pepper in a bowl and pour the hot brine on top. Let cool completely. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, or up to 2 weeks.
- Make the soup: Grind the garlic, ginger, coriander and turmeric with a mortar and pestle or in a mini food processor to make a paste. Stir in the red curry paste.
- Cook the coconut milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 5 minutes. Stir in the curry paste mixture and simmer, stirring, 3 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, chicken strips and brown sugar and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 10 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the lo mein noodles and cook until al dente, about 6 minutes. Drain.
- Stir the soy sauce, fish sauce and peanut butter into the soup; cook, stirring until smooth, 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat and add the lime juice. Divide the noodles among 4 large bowls, ladle in the soup and top with the pickle. Top with cilantro, basil and chopped peanuts.