Thai-inspired soup meal with homemade coconut milk broth, carrot salad and Bangkok- style poached chicken.
Yield: 2 soups
Preparation time: 40 min
Cooking time: 35 min
INGREDIENTS AND QUANTITIES:
Sauce
- 3 cups (750 ml) chicken broth
- 1 can of coconut milk
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) maple syrup
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) red curry paste (or harissa)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) fish sauce
- 2 limes (juice only)
Broth
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 heads of garlic, chopped
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) ginger, chopped
- 20 sprigs of coriander
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) cardamom seeds
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anises
Salad
- 2 carrots, julienned
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- 1 lime (juice only)
Chicken and noodles
- 2 chicken breasts, cut in half
- ¼ cup (60 ml) La Bangkok Fitcook Foodz
- 2 cups (500 ml) rice vermicelli, cooked
STEPS:
- In a saucepan over high heat sprayed with oil, place all the broth ingredients. Season with S&P and cook for 3 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add all the sauce ingredients to the pot. Mix well, bring to a boil, cover, adjust the heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Place the chicken in the pot for about 10 minutes to poach.
- Remove from the pot, shred the chicken and place in a bowl with La Bangkok by Fitcook Foodz . Mix well.
- In another bowl, put all the salad ingredients. Season with S&P and mix well.
- Pass everything through a sieve to make a broth. Adjust the seasoning with S&P if necessary.
- Place the rice vermicelli at the bottom of the bowl, followed by the chicken and salad. Finally add the broth.
ADVICE :
I chose a flat bowl with narrow edges to accentuate the effect of abundance with the toppings in this absolutely incredible meal-meal soup, my most popular recipe of all time.
Keywords: soup, Bangkok, Thai