Thai Chicken Soup

Thai Soup: Very tasty soup from Thailand, which you can now find in many countries around the world, but maybe not as good as this one :-)

Thai Soup: Very tasty soup from Thailand, which you can now find in many countries around the world, but maybe not as good as this one :-)

Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

1 tablespoonvegetable oil
1garlic clove finely chopped
2boneless chicken breasts about 175 g each skinned and chopped
1/2 teaspoonground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon(or more) hot chilli powder
75 gcreamed coconut
900 mLhot chicken stock
2 tbsplemon or lime juice
2 tbspcrunchy peanut butter
50 gthread egg noodles broken into small pieces
1 tablespoonspring onions finely chopped
1 tablespoonchopped fresh coriander
to tastesalt and pepper
2 tablespoonsdesiccated coconut and half a fresh red chilli seeded and finely chopped to garnish

20 mins

1

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the garlic for about 1 minute until lightly golden, do not overcook or else it will become bitter
2

Add the chicken and spices and stir fry for a further 4 minutes
3

Crumble the creamed coconut into the hot chicken stock and stir until dissolved
4

Pour this on to the chicken then add the lemon or lime juice, peanut butter and egg noodles
5

Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes
6

Add the spring onions and fresh coriander then season well and cook for a further 5 minutes
7

Meanwhile place the desiccated coconut and chilli in a small frying pan and heat for 2 to 3 minutes stirring frequently and so the coconut is lightly browned
8

Serve the soup in warmed bowls sprinkled with the fried coconut and chilli