Lemongrass Soup Recipes

LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken, lemongrass, scallions, onion, sliced ginger, chile, peppercorns, and water in a large pot. Cover, and bring to a simmer. Uncover partially, and gently simmer for 1 hour.
• Add cilantro and mint stems, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add fish sauce, and strain through a cheesecloth-lined sieve. Reserve broth and chicken. Discard remaining solids. Shred chicken meat, and discard bones. Refrigerate broth and chicken separately for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Skim fat from broth, and reheat broth. Combine chicken, julienned ginger, cilantro leaves, thinly sliced mint, and bean sprouts in a bowl. Divide broth among bowls, and serve with chicken mixture on the side.

LEMONGRASS SOUP (VEGETARIAN TOM YUM)

Steps:

• Clean and smash lemongrass stocks, then tie in a knot and boil with ginger in water (with veggie stock paste) for 30 minutes.
• Remove lemongrass and ginger.
• Add mushrooms, tofu, garlic, garlic chili sauce, oyster sauce, chili sauce, coconut milk, lime juice, and black pepper. Let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for better flavor.

CAMBODIAN LEMONGRASS CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, peppercorns, soy sauce, ginger, fish sauce, and chile pepper in a large pot.
• Remove tough outer stalks from lemongrass. Halve inner stalks and cut into 3-inch peaches. Place in a resealable plastic bag and pound with a hammer until bruised.
• Fill bag with water and pour into the pot. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until flavors combine, about 20 minutes. Strain with a small mesh strainer, discarding solids. Pour strained liquid back into the pot.
• Stir chicken, green onions, carrot, cabbage, mung bean sprouts, Chinese mushrooms, cilantro, Thai basil, and mint into the soup. Simmer over medium heat until carrot is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon garlic chile paste into the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle soup on top.

LEMON-GRASS-GINGER SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the stock over medium heat. Trim two of the lemon-grass stalks of their toughest outer layers, then bruise them with the back of a knife; cut them into sections, and add them to the stock with the ginger and about 1/4 of the minced chilies. Simmer for about 15 minutes, longer if you have the time. Peel all the hard layers off the remaining stalk of lemon grass, and mince its tender inner core.
• When you're ready to eat the soup, remove the lemon grass and ginger. Add 1 tablespoon nam pla and the chopped mushrooms. Taste the broth, and add more chilies if you like, as well as some salt if necessary. In the bottom of each of 4 warmed bowls, sprinkle a little each of the chile, lime leaves or zest, lime juice, cilantro and minced lemon grass.
• Ladle the soup into the bowls and add a teaspoon of nam pla to each bowl. Serve piping hot.

SIMPLE THAI-STYLE LEMONGRASS SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Cut off the dry end and a few top leaves of the lemongrass stem.
• Bruise the stem with the handle of a knife and cut into 1-inch long pieces.
• Reserve.
• Bruise the chilies, cut them in half, scoop out and discard the seeds.
• Reserve the chilies.
• Bring the water to boil.
• Add lemongrass and ginger, and squeeze out half the lime into the water.
• Boil 2-3 minutes.
• Add fish sauce and chili-garlic paste.
• Cook for another minute.
• Add tomatoes and mushrooms.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes (or longer, until it boils and the tomatoes start to fall apart).
• Squeeze the other half of the lime into the soup.
• Take off the heat.
• Add the chilies and let stand a few seconds, then add the shrimp.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve immediately.
• Leave lemongrass, ginger and chilies in the soup and either try to pour the soup without them, or, better, pour the soup with chunks of lemongrass and ginger in it and warn your guests not to eat these.
• They do add flavour when left in the soup while you eat it.

LEMONGRASS SOUP

Steps:

• Peel the prawns, setting the shells to one side. Return the prawns to the fridge. Peel half the shallots then roughly chop them. Warm half the oil in a deep pan then add the shallots and fry them until they are soft and pale gold.
• Split the stalks of lemongrass lengthways, discarding the tough, outer leaves, then bash them hard with a heavy weight, such as a rolling pin, to splinter them. Add the shattered stalks to the shallots. Peel the ginger, cut it into coins about as thick as a £2 piece, and add them to the shallots. Continue cooking over a low heat.
• Add the reserved prawn shells to the pot. Pour the water into the pan and bring to the boil. Lower the heat, then leave to simmer for 30 minutes. Peel the remaining shallots, cut them in half, then open into individual layers. Peel the carrots, cut into thin slices then into short matchsticks. Warm the remaining groundnut oil in a large pan, then cook the shallots until golden.
• Cut the sugar snap peas into thin strips. Add the reserved prawns and cook them for 3 minutes on each side. Strain the broth through a sieve into the shallots and prawns. Add the carrots and sugar snaps and season with the fish sauce, then cook for a minute or two before tearing the coriander leaves and adding them to the soup.

THAI LEMONGRASS SOUP

Steps:

• Cut off the dry end and a few top leaves of the lemongrass stem. 2 Bruise the stem with the handle of a knife and cut into 1-inch long pieces. 3 Reserve. 4 Bruise the chilies, cut them in half, scoop out and discard the seeds. 5 Reserve the chilies. 6 Bring the water to boil. 7 Add lemongrass and ginger, and squeeze out half the lime into the water. 8 Boil 2-3 minutes. 9 Add fish sauce and chili-garlic paste. 10 Cook for another minute. 11 Add tomatoes and mushrooms. 12 Cook for 2-3 minutes (or longer, until it boils and the tomatoes start to fall apart). 13 Squeeze the other half of the lime into the soup. 14 Take off the heat. 15 Add the chilies and let stand a few seconds, then add the shrimp. 16 Garnish with cilantro and serve immediately. 17 Leave lemongrass, ginger and chilies in the soup and either try to pour the soup without them, or, better, pour the soup with chunks of lemongrass and ginger in it and warn your guests not to eat these. 18 They do add flavour when left in the soup while you eat it.

LEMONGRASS-GINGER-CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, heat the ghee or olive oil. Add the onion and sweat until translucent, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the carrots, ginger, and lemongrass and stir to coat the vegetables with the ghee or oil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the broth and increase the heat to medium. Bring the soup to a simmer and cook until the carrots are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth, blending in batches if necessary. Season with sea salt to taste and serve immediately.
• Do Ahead:
• You can refrigerate the soup for up to 1 week, or freeze it for up to 6 months.