Thai chicken soup
Description
Perfect for lunch. Don't be intimidated by the number of ingredients required to make Thai chicken soup. Actually, it's not that difficult to prepare. The main thing is to have all the ingredients ready in advance, then simply add them to the soup. Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cut the chicken breast into small pieces.
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Step 2
2. Rinse the mushrooms and slice them.
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Step 3
3. Peel off the outer layer of the lemongrass stalk, cut it into pieces, and remove the tough parts of the herb.
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Step 4
4. Peel the ginger and finely chop it. Alternatively, grind it in a mortar.
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Step 5
5. Peel and finely chop the onion.
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Step 6
6. Peel, wash, and slice the carrots into rings.
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Step 7
7. Chop the rice noodles with scissors. We will need one cup of such chopped noodles.
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Step 8
8. Heat vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté the chopped onion and minced ginger in it. Cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes, until the onion becomes soft.
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Step 9
9. Add the prepared lemon grass to the pot.
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Step 10
10. Add broth to the fried onion and ginger. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
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Step 11
11. After 15 minutes, strain the broth using a sieve.
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Step 12
12. Add a bit more oil to the same pot and sauté the sliced carrots and minced jalapeño pepper. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until the carrots soften.
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Step 13
13. Add the strained broth to the carrots and jalapeño.
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Step 14
14. Add 200 ml of coconut milk (half of the amount specified in the recipe).
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Step 15
15. Add soy sauce or fish sauce to the soup. They are interchangeable here.
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Step 16
16. Add the mushrooms.
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Step 17
17. Cut the mini corn into 4 pieces and add to the soup. Cook the soup over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.
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Step 18
18. After 3 minutes, add the chicken pieces.
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Step 19
19. After the chicken, add the crushed rice noodles to the soup. Mix well.
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Step 20
20. Add another 200 ml of coconut milk, mix and cook for 3 minutes.
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Step 21
21. Add red curry paste, juice of one lemon, and salt to the Thai chicken soup.
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Step 22
22. Serve the Thai chicken soup in portions, garnished with parsley and green onion.