Thai Style Chicken Coconut Soup With Lemon Lime Recipes

THAI CHICKEN-COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Place noodles in a bowl; add enough warm water to cover and let sit until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain. Combine broth, pepper, garlic, ginger, lemon zest, lime zest, lemon juice and 3 tablespoon fish sauce in a medium saucepan. Season with salt. Bring to a simmer, add noodles and cook 3 minutes more. Using tongs, transfer noodles to a bowl and cover with foil to keep warm. Add mushrooms to broth; season with salt, if desired; simmer 3 minutes more. Add chicken and coconut milk and simmer, stirring, until chicken is just cooked, about 3 minutes. Stir in spinach until it begins to wilt, about 1 minute. Add chopped cilantro and season with remaining 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Using tongs, divide noodles among 4 bowls. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with sprigs of cilantro and slices of pepper.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (NOODLE BOWL)

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Remove from heat, add noodles, and cover.
• Peel and discard tough outer leaves from lemongrass. Roughly chop pale inner stalk and transfer to a food processor; pulse until minced, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil in another large pot. Add lemongrass, chicken, mushrooms, red chile pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; stir in coconut milk, ginger, fish sauce, and garlic. Simmer soup gently until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a cutting board; slice thinly and return to the pot. Stir in lime juice and sugar.
• Drain noodles and divide among serving bowls. Ladle soup on top. Garnish with a lime wedge, green onions, and basil.

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.

COCONUT-CHICKEN SOUP WITH CHILE AND LIME

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add onion, chile pepper, lemongrass, ginger, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and chicken breasts to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes. Discard lemongrass.
• Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool slightly. Shred using 2 forks.
• Stir bok choy and coconut milk into soup mixture and let simmer until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Return shredded chicken to the pot. Serve soup with lime wedges and cilantro.

THAI CHICKEN SOUP WITH COCONUT (TOM KA )

Steps:

• Heat the stock, add the lime leaves, lemon grass, galangal, fish sauce, and lime juice.
• Stir thoroughly, bring to a boil, and add the chicken and coconut milk.
• Bring back to the boil, lower the heat to keep it simmering and cook for about 2 minutes (until the chicken is cooked through).
• Not really intended to be eaten as a separate course, you could serve it with just a serving of steamed Thai jasmine rice, or together with a Thai meal.
• This quantity serves 4 with other food, but is probably only enough for two if eaten separately.