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Spicy Asian Chicken Soup

Spicy, Tasty, Soothing, Satisfying, Perfect soup for cold wet days
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Calories: 539
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

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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