Thai Coconut Soup
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4.6
Thai Coconut Soup
Description
Thai Coconut Soup features a base of chicken stock infused with aromatics such as minced ginger, sliced hot peppers, and lemongrass, cooked gently to extract their flavors. Adding coconut milk and red curry and chili pastes gives the soup a rich, creamy texture with warm, spicy undertones. Cooked chicken chunks provide protein and substance, while finishing touches of lime juice and cilantro add brightness and freshness. The soup achieves a layered flavor profile, blending creaminess with citrus and spice, making it suitable as a starter or a light main dish in cooler weather.
The preparation involves simmering aromatics in stock, then introducing the coconut milk and pastes for a brief melding period. Finally, lime juice, cilantro, and salt balance the richness and spice. The lemongrass stalk is removed before serving to avoid tough texture.
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken stock use vegetable stock for vegan
- 1/2 onion yellow onion or 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 inch ginger peeled, minced, piece
- 1 lemongrass stalk, upper and outer leaves trimmed off, peeled and halved the long way or 2 tsp lemongrass paste
- 2 hot pepper small, sliced thinly
- 13 ounce coconut milk full fat, canned
- 1 Tbsp chili paste
- 1 Tbsp red curry paste
- 2-3 Tbsp fish sauce use Tamari sauce for vegan
- 2 cups chicken cooked, use tofu for vegan
- cilantro chopped, handful fresh
- lime juice of 1
- salt to taste
- red bell pepper optional, minced, for garnish
Instructions
- Put the chicken stock in a soup pot, along with the onion, ginger, stalk of lemongrass and sliced hot peppers. Simmer over medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, pastes, fish sauce, and chicken. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes so the flavors can meld.
- Add the lime juice, cilantro and salt to taste. Remove the lemongrass and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 369 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 369kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 411mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 692mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 635IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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