Name: Hot & sour coconut soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 100g Thai fragrant rice; 1.2l chicken stock or vegetable stock; 1stalk of lemongrass thinly sliced; 1 tbsp finely chopped galangal or root ginger; 4 fresh or freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves chopped or crumbled; 2 red chillies deseeded and finely chopped; 250g skinless boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced; 175g chestnut mushroom sliced; 200g cherry tomato halved; 1 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla); 200ml carton coconut cream; a handful of fresh coriander chopped

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Hot & sour coconut soup

Hot & sour coconut soup

Mary Cadogan

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

Ready in 25-30 minutes

A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.24 ratingsRate

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A really light soup with plenty of fresh vibrant flavours. Serve it as a main course, or without rice as a light starter

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100g Thai fragrant rice
1.2l chicken stock

or vegetable stock
1stalk of lemongrass

thinly sliced
1 tbsp finely chopped galangal or root ginger
4 fresh or freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves

chopped or crumbled
2 red chillies

deseeded and finely chopped
250g skinless boneless chicken

breast, thinly sliced
175g chestnut mushroom

sliced
200g cherry tomato

halved
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce

(nam pla)
200ml carton coconut cream
a handful of fresh coriander

chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal356
fat19g
saturates15g
carbs26g
sugars0g
fibre1g
protein22g
salt2.47g

Method

step 1

Cook the rice in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes, until tender, then drain and set aside.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the stock in a large pan, add the lemongrass, galangal or ginger, lime leaves and chillies and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and mushrooms and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, lime juice, fish sauce and coconut cream and simmer for 5 minutes more. Scatter over the coriander and serve each portion with a little cooked rice spooned in.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002

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