Easy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup Recipes

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• For the chicken stock: Place the chicken and vegetables in a large stockpot over medium heat. Pour in only enough cold water to cover (about 3 quarts); too much will make the broth taste weak. Toss in the thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns, and allow it to slowly come to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and gently simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, partially covered, until the chicken is done. As it cooks, skim any impurities that rise to the surface; add a little more water if necessary to keep the chicken covered while simmering.
• Carefully remove the chicken to a cutting board. When its cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones; hand-shred the meat into a storage container.
• Carefully strain the stock through a fine sieve into another pot to remove the vegetable solids. Use the stock immediately or if you plan on storing it, place the pot in a sink full of ice water and stir to cool down the stock. Cover and refrigerate for up to one week or freeze. Makes: 2 quarts
• For the soup: Bring 4 cups of stock to a boil over medium heat in a soup pot. Add the lime leaves, chiles, garlic, ginger and lemongrass. Lower the heat to medium-low; cover the pot and gently simmer to let the spices infuse the broth, about 10 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and stir in the chicken, coconut milk, mushrooms, fish sauce, sugar and lime juice. Simmer to heat the chicken through, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into a soup tureen or individual serving bowls. Garnish with the cilantro. Be careful to avoid chewing the lemongrass, ginger or lime leaves.

EASY THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Thinly slice the chicken breasts crosswise into strips.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and red pepper. Cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and curry paste and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk and brown sugar. Cover and bring to a boil.
• Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. The chicken is done when it feels firm to the touch and a meat thermometer inserted in the center reaches 170°F. (If using rice noodles, add the noodles and simmer uncovered until the noodles are al dente, about 5 minutes.)
• Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice, cilantro and zucchini noodles (if using). Serve with lime wedges and Sriracha sauce.

THE BEST THAI COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the ginger, lemongrass, and curry paste in the heated oil for 1 minute. Slowly pour the chicken broth over the mixture, stirring continually. Stir in the fish sauce and brown sugar; simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp; cook until no longer translucent about 5 minutes. Stir in the lime juice; season with salt; garnish with cilantro.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine water and rice. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a medium size bowl, combine the chicken and curry powder, and toss to coat.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook the chicken, stirring frequently, over medium-high heat for 4 minutes. Mix in the asparagus, snow peas, carrots and green onions; cook for 3 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk , continue cooking until sauce is hot, and chicken is cooked through. Serve over the hot, cooked rice.

SPICY THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Toss chicken with cornstarch. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat; saute chicken until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pot., In same pan, saute onion, jalapeno and garlic in remaining oil over medium-high heat until onion is tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in seasonings, chili sauce, coconut milk and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20 minutes., Stir in cabbage, snow peas and chicken; cook, uncovered, just until cabbage is crisp-tender and chicken is cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Serve with green onions and lime wedges.

THAI CHICKEN AND COCONUT MILK SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken stock in a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add the lime peel, lemon peel, ginger root, green chiles, and the cilantro stems and roots. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer and cook until reduced to 3 cups. Press occasionally on the solids with a wooden spoon to release flavor. Working with a sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts into broad slices, as thin as possible. Salt lightly, and reserve in refrigerator. When broth is reduced, strain into a measuring cup. Press on the solids in the strainer with a wooden spoon. Place the coconut milk in the soup pot over medium heat. Slowly stir in the reduced broth. Warm rapidly but do not allow to boil (otherwise the coconut milk will separate). When the soup is just below the boiling point, add the chicken slices. Remove from heat after 30 seconds (or when the chicken is just cooked through). Just before serving, mix together the lime juice and sugar in a small bowl. Blend in the fish sauce. Pour mixture into hot soup, season to taste and garnish soup with a little bit of chopped scallion and cilantro leaves. Yield: 6 first-course servings.
• Optional step: If your soup has curdled a bit, or if you'd like a fluffier texture in the soup, before you add the chicken, place the soup in a blender at high speed for 30 seconds. Then return to pot, add chicken and proceed as before. As an appetizer: Looks lovely served individually in six wide, shallow soup bowls. Great starter for many kinds of meals, not just Thai. As a main course: By doubling the amount of chicken and keeping the same amount of liquid, you convert this soup practically into a stew. The six wide, shallow bowls still work well; place a half-cup of steamed white rice to one side in each bowl, then divide the soup/stew among the bowls. Serve a tomato salad on the side that has been dressed with lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and topped with chopped peanuts and minced cilantro. If you can get the Thai ingredients: for the lime and lemon peel, substitute 3/8 cup Keffir lime leaves, 2 lemon grass stalks chopped, 3 thick slices dried galanga root.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven set over medium-high heat, add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and cook the shallot, garlic and ginger until fragrant.
• Pour in the chicken stock, coconut milk and a teaspoon or two fish sauce then bring to a simmer. Allow to cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the slices mushrooms, shredded chicken, soy sauce and lime juice. Bring to a simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes. Season to taste.
• Cook the noodles according to package instructions then drain.
• Place noodles in large serving bowls.
• Ladle over the soup then garnish with fresh sliced chillies and cilantro/coriander.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup coconut milk to boil.
• Add chicken, lemon grass, and Laos.
• Cover and simmer til chicken is tender.
• Add remaining 1 cup coconut milk, green onions and chilis.
• DO NOT BOIL.
• Stir in lime juice and fish sauce just before serving.

THAI CHICKEN COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Whisk coconut milk in large sauce pan.
• Stir in chicken stock, lime leaves, lemon grass and ginger.
• Simmer for 10 minute.
• Add chicken and cook another 10 minute.
• Add remaining ingredients and heat through.
• Tip 1 - if you cannot find kaffir lime leaves, it can be made with lime peel for ok result.
• Tip 2 - remove outer layers of the straw like leaves from the lemon grass and cut off the top, use only the part that looks like the white part of a green onion.
• Tip 3 - if you do not like to eat the ginger and lemongrass, cut these into larger pieces that can easily be removed before serving.
• Tip 4 - if you prefer a lower fat version you can substitute some of the coconut milk with chicken broth, and/or you can use light coconut milk.

EASY CHICKEN COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Mix the first five ingredients and slowly heat. Add the mushrooms and peas and any other veggies you like.
• Meanwhile, heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and add the chicken. I usually cube it first and then cook it, but you can cook it first and slice it onto the soup instead.
• Once the meat is browned, add it to the soup and then add in the bean noodles. Once the noodles are ready, the soup is ready.

EASY THAI COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the ginger, lemongrass, and curry paste in the heated oil for 1 minute.
• Slowly pour the chicken broth over the mixture, stirring continually. Stir in the fish sauce and brown sugar; simmer for 15 minutes.
• Stir in the coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes. If using chicken, skip to step 5.
• Add the shrimp; cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the rice and lime juice; season with salt; garnish with cilantro.
• For chicken: add chicken to soup along with mushrooms and poach gently 30-40 minutes until cooked through. Stir in the rice and lime juice; season with salt; garnish with cilantro.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock or water to the boil, add galangal, lemon grass, kafir lime leaves, coriander stalks and boil for 5 minutes until fragrant.
• Add chicken breast to the soup, boil for another 5 minutes until cooked.
• Add a pinch of sugar, coconut milk, chillis, cherry tomatoes and mushroom. Bring the soup to the boil again.
• Take off the heat. Season with lime juice and fish sauce. Add coriander leaves and spring onions.