N&R Classic Archives: Thai-Style Chicken and Coconut Soup
This is a repost of a yummy soup recipe that appeared in the early days of Noodles and Rice.
This is a great easy-to-fix soup/stew, perfect for fall temperatures. It’s simple enough that you can throw it together on a busy night after work. Authentic Thai dishes usually call for kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, and galangal, but these may be difficult to find where you are, so lime and lemon zests make a fine substitute. If you have access to the above, however, by all means, use them! (see note below)
3 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon finely minced lime and lemon zest
6 1/4-inch slices of peeled fresh gingerroot
3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1/2 cup lime and/or lemon juice (or to taste)
2 Thai chilies, sliced thinly (or to taste)
1 whole skinless boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 1/2 inch long by 1/4 inch thick shreds
1 13.5-oz can coconut milk
1/2 cup chopped cilantro/coriander
Additional fish sauce, chopped chilies and lemon/lime juice if needed
In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth, citrus zests, gingerroot slices, fish sauce, citrus juices and chilies (hold back a few if you want to control the heat — you can always add more later). Bring mixture to a simmer, then add chicken slices and coconut milk, stirring well. Continue cooking until chicken pieces are just cooked through (do not overcook!), about 5 minutes. Stir in coriander. Adjust seasoning with additional fish sauce, chilies and/or lemon/lime juice, or serve in a soup tureen or large bowl and let diners adjust seasonings at the table. Serve hot.
* 1 tablespoon chopped kaffir lime leaves, 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass and 6 slices galangal can be used for this recipe in place of the lime and lemon zests.
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Sounds yummy…Definitely getting to be soup weather.
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oooo I love soup!
This recipe looks great!
This recipe looks yummy!
Yummy- that does sound like a great autumn treat. Thanks!
This Thai soup sounds easy to make and yummy!
now I am craving yummy thai food, I will have to try and make this
This recipe is not like anything I’ve ever made before. I might just have to try it and spice things up around here.
I have never really heard of a dish like this before, but it sounds really yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
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This looks delicious!!
Hot soup sounds just right for this crisp day. Mine is going to come from a can though.
this looks yummy – and know I know what to do with the piece of ginger I have leftover from dinner last night!
Sounds yummy and great for a cold autumn night! Thanks!
Sounds perfect for the cold weather months!
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That soup sounds delicious.
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I love anything with coconut milk in it. This sounds like my chicken curry (only yours doens’t have curry in it). I will be checking out your recipes I love noodles and rice.
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Havent ever tried this soup but sounds good,thanks
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Thank you for inviting me to be first. You listed a very nice soup that I will attempt to make. With fresh ginger added.
Your other recipes look good also.
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Yum. That sounds good. I’ll have to try it.
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This sounds delicious. I am going to try it this weekend.
Now that sounds very yummy.
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Yummy, sounds like a great autumn treat!
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ooh, that looks yummy. I might have to make that one night soon. if i left out the fish sauce, would it have a negative impact? we dont have any, and we’re too broke to buy anything extra right now.
I have made this before using a different recipe. Tom Kha Tofu is one of my favorites! It is really hard to make from scratch though!
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I could use some soup today
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