Thai Chicken Soup(Cook's Illustrated)
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 pot
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 14.79 ml canola oil
- 1-2 stalk lemongrass, outer sheath removed, bottom 3 inches trimmed and minced (3 tablespoons)
- 29.58 ml fresh ginger, minced
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 9.85-14.78 ml Thai red curry paste
- 1419.54 ml homemade chicken stock or 1419.54 ml canned low sodium chicken broth
- 44.37 ml fish sauce or 44.37 ml soy sauce
- 14.79 ml sugar
- 2 (793.78 g) can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 by 1/4-inch strips (about 12 ounces)
- 425.24 g can straw mushrooms, drained and rinsed
- 44.37 ml lime juice
- salt
- 118.29 ml fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed
- 3 scallions, greens only, sliced thin on an angle (optional)
directions
- 1. Heat the oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the lemon grass, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until aromatic, 30 to 60 seconds. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring constantly, for 30 seconds.
- 2. Add 1/2 cup chicken stock to the pot and stir to dissolve the curry paste. Add the remaining stock, fish sauce or soy sauce, and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low, partially cover, and simmer to blend flavors, about 20 minutes.
- 3. Stir in the coconut milk, chicken, mushrooms, and lime juice. Bring back to a simmer and cook until the stock is hot and the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add salt if desired. Serve immediately, garnishing each bowl with cilantro and scallions.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Coppercloud
United States