Spicy Coconut Soup
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 stalk lemongrass, part only, sliced lengthwise, cut into 6-inch lengths, and smashed
- 1 piece fresh ginger, 3 inches, sliced 1/2-inch thick (or you can use a couple of tablespoons of the gourmet garden ginger in the tube, which i use all the)
- 1 medium jalapeno pepper, end trimmed, halved lengthwise, and seeded
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 4 chicken breast halves, diced
- 1 1/2 quarts low sodium chicken broth
- 1 (14 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk (i used the ムlightムcoconut milk that trader joes sells)
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 2 limes, juice of
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce (optional)
- 6 ounces snow peas
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced basil leaves
Recipe
- 1 heat oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. when it shimmers, add lemongrass, ginger, red pepper and jalapeno and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- 2 add the chicken and brown.
- 3 carefully add stock, coconut milk, fish sauce (if using) lime juice and sugar and bring to a boil.
- 4 reduce heat to low and add snow peas and cook until snow peas are cooked through, about 4 minutes.
- 5 top with basil and cilantro sprinkled over the top. serve.
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