Coriander (cilantro) And Coconut Soup

Submitted by KitchenManiac

"A extremely wonderful soup from Simon Hopkinson's "roast chicken and other stories". Great on a cold day."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 600 ml chicken stock or 600 ml vegetable stock
• 1 tom yam broth cubes (can be found in asian food market) (optional)
• 2 inches fresh gingerroot, unpeeled but chopped
• 6 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
• 4 small fresh red chilies, seeded,and finely chopped
• 2 stalks lemongrass, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 120 g fresh coriander, leaves finely chopped and reserved,stalks also finely chopped
• 1 lime, juice of
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 150 ml heavy cream

directions

1. Heat the chicken stock, tom yum cube, ginger, spring onions/scallions, chillies, lemon grass and garlic together.
2. Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
3. Strain the mixture, and liquidize with the coriander/cilantro stalks, lime juice, fish sauec and coconut milk.
4. Return to the pan, reheat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
5. Strain once more and return to the rinsed out pot.
6. Add cream, and finely chopped coriander/cilantro to the soup and heat through once more.
7. Ladle into bowls and serve immediately.

Reviews

[stefanie woodrow]

This is great! Try it without the chicken and rice; add sliced mushrooms.