Thai Coconut Soup
This restaurant-worthy Thai coconut soup recipe is rich, velvety, and full of flavor.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil (1 tablespoon)
- grated fresh ginger (2 tablespoons)
- red curry paste (2 teaspoons)
- lemongrass, minced (1 stalk)
- chicken broth (4 cups)
- fish sauce (3 tablespoons)
- light brown sugar (1 tablespoon)
- coconut milk (3 (13.5 ounce) cans)
- fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced (0.5 pound)
- medium shrimp - peeled and deveined (1 pound)
- fresh lime juice (2 tablespoons)
- salt (0 )
- chopped fresh cilantro (0.25 cup)
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ginger, curry paste, and lemongrass; cook and stir in the hot oil for 1 minute.
- Gradually stir in chicken broth, then stir in fish sauce and brown sugar; reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp; cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice; season with salt and garnish with cilantro.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 368
- fat: 33 g
- sats: 28 g
- carbs: 9 g
- fibre: 2 g
- protein: 13 g
- salt: 0 g