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A quick and delicious Thai soup.

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Ingredients

  • 1 can of Coconut Milk
  • 2 cans of Chicken Broth
  • 1-2 Inches of Fresh Ginger
  • 1 Stalk of Fresh Lemon Grass
  • 1 Lb of Chicken Tender
  • 1 cup of Straw Mushrooms (Oyster do just fine)
  • 1 Lime juiced
  • 2 of Serrano hot pepper
  • 1 Tbsp of Thai Fish Sauce
  • 1 Tsp of sugar
  • 1 Tsp of Red Thai Chili Paste
  • 1/4 of a cup of Fresh Basil leaves
  • 1/4 of a cup of Fresh Cilantro

Method

  1. Cut the lemon grass in 1-2 in pieces, you can wrap it into cheese cloth to make it easier to remove
  2. Slice the chicken tenders in pieces, not too thick
  3. Slice the mushrooms
  4. Peel & slice the ginger
  5. Slice the cilantro and basil
  6. In a medium saucepan, combine the coconut milk, Chicken Broth, ginger and lemongrass and bring to a boil
  7. Add the chicken, mushrooms, sugar, lime juice, hot pepper, chili paste and fish sauce into the mixture
  8. Turn up the heat a few seconds to bring back the temperature up, then reduce the heat to simmer until the chicken properly cooked. Should take about 10 minutes
  9. Discard the lemongrass (this is where the cheese cloth make it easy)
  10. Serve in bowls with the Basil and cilantro as garnish

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Traditional
Serve4
Preparation Time10 mn
Cooking Time15-20 mn
Temperature
AuthorsPascal Crausaz
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