coconut chicken soup
The perfect blend of Thai flavors, coconut chicken soup is creamy, exotic & loaded with flavor. It's also very easy & quick to make.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 quart (1 liter) chicken broth
- 2 14 oz (400 ml) cans coconut milk
- 2 or 3 tablespoons red or green curry paste
- 3 inch (7.5cm) piece of galangal peeled & sliced
- 2 lemongrass stalks, white & tender green parts only, halved
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, bruised (crumple in your hand to bruise)
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons grated palm sugar (or packed brown sugar)
- 1 1lb (500g) skinless, boneless chicken thighs, chopped
- 8 oz (250g) small mushrooms, quartered
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Combine the broth, coconut milk, curry paste, galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, fish sauce & palm sugar in a pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes to infuse flavors.
- Add the chicken. Simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the chicken is cooked.
- Add the remaining ingredients & cook for about 5 minutes or until mushrooms are softened. Remove lemongrass stalks, lime leaves & galangal before serving.