Curried chicken coconut noodle soup recipe
This recipe is from our Vietnamese class in Ballyknocken Cookery School and has become a firm favourite in the Fulvio household. It is so hearty and a wonderful quick supper when all the children want to do is escape the dinner table.
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 l chicken stock
- 1 x 400ml tin of unsweetened coconut milk
- 100 ml water
- 6 thin slices of fresh ginger
- 1 stalk of lemongrass, the woody top section discarded and the remainder minced
- 0.5 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 2 chicken breasts
- 130 g medium Asian egg noodles
- 3 tbsp lime juice (about 1 1/2 limes)
- 3 tbsp Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
- 1 sprig of fresh coriander, chopped
Details
- Cuisine: Thai
- Recipe Type: Soup
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 5 mins
- Cooking Time: 25 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Heat a saucepan over a moderately low heat. Add some oil and the garlic and stir for 1 minute, until it's fragrant. Add the curry powder and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the stock, coconut milk, water, ginger root, lemongrass and peppercorns. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Add the chicken and poach it for about 20 minutes, or until it's cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate. Using two forks, shred the chicken and stir it back into the broth.
- Add the noodles to the soup, stir to soften and simmer for about 3 minutes, taking care not to overcook.
- Add the lime juice and the Thai fish sauce. Taste for seasoning, adding more Thai fish sauce or lime juice as required.
- Using a tongs, divide the noodles among the bowls and ladle the soup over them. Sprinkle with coriander and serve.
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