Simple Thai Inspired Vegetable Soup Recipes

THAI-INSPIRED VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-low heat; add tomatoes, zucchini, onion, red bell pepper, garlic, cilantro, basil, lime juice, and salt. Cover and cook until vegetables are slightly tender, about 25 minutes. Transfer vegetable mixture to a blender or food processor; blend until smooth.
• Place milk, coconut butter, curry powder, turmeric, ginger, cumin, and bay leaf in the same large pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until coconut butter is completely melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Add pureed vegetables to the milk mixture; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Garnish each serving with about 1 tablespoon heavy cream.

QUICK THAI-INSPIRED CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic and saute for about 1 minute. Add onion, bell pepper, and carrot and saute for 1 minute more. Add chicken and cook and stir until browned and no longer pink in the centers, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour in chicken broth and coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• Slice bok choy diagonally. Add to boiling soup and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Serve in bowls.

THAI-STYLE CHICKEN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute carrot, celery, onion, and garlic in oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Stir in broth and remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes or until potato is tender.

SPICY THAI VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion, garlic, ginger, and carrots 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in broccoli, red bell pepper, coconut milk, broth, wine, fish sauce, soy sauce, Thai chile peppers, lemon grass, garlic sauce, and saffron. Simmer 25 minutes.
• Pour soup in batches into a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth and creamy. Return to the pot, and mix in yogurt and cooked rice. Top with cilantro to serve.

THAI FRAGRANT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a deep saucepan, heat garlic in oil until fragrant; add broth, soy sauce, fish sauce, cabbage, carrots, celery, mushrooms, lemongrass, and chilies.
• Bring mixture to a boil; then reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Adjust seasonings for soy sauce, and fish sauce; then add lime juice and basil; serve.
• Note: As an option you may also add cooked chicken, cooked beef or pork, or raw shrimp to this soup at the end of cooking; for shrimp, just allow enough time for them to turn opaque and curl tight; for meat, just heat through.