Thai Chicken-Rice Soup

Nov 18, 2007 05:39

Thai Chicken-Rice Soup

Thai chicken stock

6-8 cups water
2 large chicken breasts or 6-8 chicken thighs (on bone, remove skin)
6 green onions chopped 1/2 inch lengths
3 inches ginger root, sliced thin (does not need to be peeled)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp peppercorns

Place above ingredients in stock pot and bring to simmer, don't let it boil. Once chicken is cooked and broth is fragrant, strain. Debone chicken, shredding into bite size pieces. Rinse stockpot, return stock and chicken to pot.

Soup

Chicken stock and cooked chicken
6 green onions sliced fine
3 large carrots, cut into one inch thin strips
2 inches ginger root grated fine (to taste)
juice of 4 limes
zest of 1 lime
1 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely ground
1/2 cup dried or fresh mushrooms
1/3 cup fish sauce
1 tsp Thai green chili paste
1 can coconut milk (400ml)
2 cups long grain white rice (Basamati)
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh coriander (optional)

To make soup add all ingredients except the chicken, in stock pot and simmer for one hour. Shred chicken and add once rice is cooked.

soup, cooking

Previous post Next post
Up