Thai Chicken Soup (30 Minutes!)

by FoodJanuary 24, 20210 Comments

 

This Thai chicken soup recipe brings an explosion of FLAVOR that you and your family will be enamored with! Bonus: you can make this in less than an hour!

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons mild tasting oil (see notes below)
  • 3 scallions white and pale greens only. thinly sliced. (reserve dark greens for topping.)
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ginger minced
  • 1 jalapeño with seeds, thinly sliced (or seeded if you prefer less heat)
  • 2 red bell peppers sliced
  • 1 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 3 lemon grass bulbs
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 1 13.5 ounce full fat coconut milk*
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 4 teaspoons red curry paste
  • 1 tablespoon sugar erythritol of low carb!
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1 pound chicken breast or thighs boneless + skinless
  • fresh cilantro

Instructions:

  • Heat vegetable oil (2 tablespoons) in a heavy bottom stockpot.
  • Once shimmering, add thinly sliced scallions (3), garlic (4 cloves), minced ginger (2 teaspoons), and thinly sliced jalapenos (1 with seeds). Saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in sliced bell peppers (2), sliced mushrooms (1 cup), and lemongrass (3 bulbs). Saute until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth (1 Quart), coconut milk (1 13.5 Ounce), fish sauce (1 tablespoon), red curry paste ( 4 teaspoons), sugar (1 tablespoon), salt (1 teaspoon), lime zest (1 teaspoon) and boneless + skinless chicken (1 pound) to the stockpot.
  • Bring soup to a boil, then cover and continue to cook for 25 minutes. Check chicken to see that it's cooked through fully (no longer pink) before moving on to the next step.
  • Place cooked chicken on a plate and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the lid from the soup and continue to cook at a steady simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Shred chicken into large pieces and return to the soup.
  • Taste test the seasoning of the soup and adjust to your liking. (I like to add an additional teaspoon of salt here).
  • Ladle into bowls, top with freshly chopped cilantro and lime slices, and enjoy!

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