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

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. 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.
  3. Gradually stir in chicken broth, then stir in fish sauce and brown sugar; reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Add coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add shrimp; cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice; season with salt and garnish with cilantro.
  6. 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