Thai Peanut Chicken Soup With Fresh Lime And Cilan Recipes

THAI PEANUT SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion, celery, carrot and red pepper in butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lemon grass, red chili, stir and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, and let cook for 1 minute, stirring all the time.
• Add chicken broth, coconut milk and soy sauce, and stir to combine well. Add the peanut butter. Keep stirring until well combined (the peanut butter will go kind of stringy, but it will melt in after a bit). Heat until hot and bubbly.
• Serve with chopped fresh roasted peanuts and green onions as a garnish.

SKINNY THAI PEANUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a microwave safe plate or bowl, add onions, carrots, celery and red bell pepper.
• Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes until vegetables are softened.
• 2. Coat a large nonstick pan or soup pot with cooking spray. Add cooked vegetables, garlic, chili powder and red pepper flakes. Sauté for about 1 minute. Stir often.
• 3. Stir in broth, chicken and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• 3. Stir in peanut butter with a fork. Make sure the peanut butter gets well blended. Add couscous, spinach and mix well. Cover, remove from heat. Allow to sit 5 minutes.
• 3. To serve: Ladle 1¼ cups into each bowl. Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon chopped scallions, if desired.
• 4. This soup will keep in the refrigerated for several days. Leftovers are wonderful for lunch. This soup freezes great, too!
• Makes 8 main course soup servings (each serving 1¼ cups).
• Healthy Benefits:.
• Most of the fat in this soup comes from the peanut butter. Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein and healthy fats. Peanut butter contains the same ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats as olive oil, says Harvard Medical School. The poly and monounsaturated fats in the spread can help to lower your risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes. For the healthiest choice, look for brands that have no oil or sugar added.
• Whole wheat couscous (tiny pasta) is loaded with fiber. In fact, 1 cup cooked of whole wheat couscous has 7 grams of fiber. Whole wheat couscous derives from the whole grains of durum flour.

THAI-STYLE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tablespoon peanut oil in a pan, cook, chicken in batches until browned, remove and set to one side.
• In the same pan heat the remaining oil and add the leek and garlic, cook, stirring, until soft.
• Transfer the leek and garlic to a large saucepan along with the chicken, add curry powder, cumin and coriander, stir, until fragrant.
• Stir in stock, lemon grass, milk and sambal, bring to the boil, simmer, uncovered, 10 Min's.
• Mix the tablespoon of water with cornflour, add this along with the fish sauce, stir over heat until soup boils and thickens.
• Just before serving stir in capsicum, onion, juice and coriander.
• Serve soup hot by itself or with bread.