Thai Shrimp Chicken Soup Recipes

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-STYLE CHICKEN AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine stock, water, curry paste, garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, and whole cilantro leaves in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan, then simmer, uncovered, until ginger is softened, about 15 minutes. Pour through a paper-towel-lined sieve into a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot and discard solids. Stir rice into soup and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add chicken or shrimp and poach at a bare simmer, uncovered, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, snow peas, and fish sauce and simmer, uncovered, until peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice, salt, and chopped cilantro.
• *Available at Asian markets, some specialty foods shops, and some supermarkets.

THAI SHRIMP-CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Remove skin from chicken breasts.
• Carefully cut meat from bones and pull out the pieces of cartilage.
• Cut meat into strips and set aside.
• Put bones in large saucepan.
• Add water, onion, bay leaf, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, 1 hour.
• Strain broth into a saucepan.
• Combine garlic, coriander, chili powder, and soy sauce.
• Stir into broth.
• Bring to a boil.
• Add chicken, shrimp, and mushrooms.
• Cook slowly, covered, about 5 minutes, until the shrimp turns pink, and the chicken is tender.
• Stir in scallions and fresh coriander or parsley.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Serve in bowls over or with rice.

THAI SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the broth, water, brown sugar, ginger, fish sauce, curry paste and lemongrass. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully stir in shrimp and edamame. Cook, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until shrimp turn pink., Add the coconut milk, corn, bamboo shoots, basil, cilantro, lime juice, lime zest and curry powder; heat through. Discard lemongrass.

SHRIMP 'N' CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions and mushrooms in oil. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the shrimp, rosemary and lemon-pepper. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the broth, chicken, ramen noodles and contents of seasoning packet if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until noodles are tender. Garnish with bacon if desired.

THAI SHRIMP & RICE SOUP

Steps:

• *You can chop the lemongrass (see the how-to in the recipe description) and cilantro as the chicken broth simmers*.
• Put the chicken broth, sriracha sauce, celery and carrot in a med. saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• Add the lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar and and simmer another good 5 minutes or so.
• Stir in the shrimp and rice and simmer just until the shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2-3 minutes more.
• Pull the saucepan off of the heat and stir in the lemon juice and cilantro.
• Ladle the soup into warm bowls and enjoy!