Chicken Soup, with an Asian flair

So some of the last warm days of Autumn are over and we are moving into cooler / colder days, preluding to the colder darker days of winter to come.

To misquote an old jewish proverb, “Cold days go better with soup.” I’ll take a basic chicken soup with a roguechef twist, adding warming spices from asia, and spice with a bit of chilies for a soothing and healing flavor.

To lengthen the soup, I’ll add a mix of vegetables as well as the bulk of noodles for a satisfying meal..

(Though I begin to wonder if senility is setting in as I am sure I’ve done this type of dish prior.)

Spicy Asian Chicken Soup

Spicy, Tasty, Soothing, Satisfying, Perfect soup for cold wet days

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Course: Main Course, Soup

Cuisine: Asian, Thai

Calories: 539

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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Soup

• 2 tbsp Curry Paste Thai Red
• 1 can Coconut Milk
• 2 Cups Chicken Stock
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 1 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1 ea Small Onion Peeled, Sliced Fine
• 4 oz Mixed Mushrooms Cleaned, Sliced
• 1 ea Bell Pepper Cleaned, Sliced Fine
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce Low Sodium, To taste
• 1 tbsp Sambal oelek To Taste
• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar To Taste
• 1 tsp Rice Vinegar Or pickling brine from thai peppers (optional)
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 1 — Protein (Cooked Chicken, Cooked Pork, Tofu, etc)
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil To Taste

Noodles

• 1 package Rice Noodles

Method

 

Noodles

1. Prepare Noodles as per package
2. Drain well

Soup

1. In heavy saucepan over medium heat, add oil and heat to a shimmer, add onions, peppers, and mushrooms cook until they start to color
2. Add curry paste and cook until it start to separate oil, 3-5 minutes
3. Add garlic and ginger, Sambal, cook until fragrant
4. Add stock and bring to a simmer
5. Add protein and coconut milk, simmer to heat through
6. Taste and balance flavors with vinegar, sugar, soy / fish sauce(s), seasonings.

Assembly

1. In a bowl, add noodles, pour soup over
2. Parse protein into each bowl.
3. Add herbage / garnish

Nutrition

Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 9gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 546mgPotassium: 464mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1181IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 4mg

Notes

Notes on flavor balance:

Consider the following “flavors”

• Spicy
• Salty
• Sweet
• Sour
• Bitter

A proper balance will improve the overall taste of the dish, and can improve ones “health”.

I look for a initial taste of sweet or sour, sliding into a warm spicy finish at the back of the throat, this is great for when one has a cold or a sore throat ..

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