HOT & SOUR COCONUT SOUP

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A really light soup with plenty of fresh vibrant flavours. Serve it as a main course, or without rice as a light starter

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

100g Thai fragrant rice
1.2l chicken stock or vegetable stock
1stalk of lemongrass , thinly sliced
1 tbsp finely chopped galangal or root ginger
4 fresh or freeze-dried kaffir lime leaves , chopped or crumbled
2 red chillies , deseeded and finely chopped
250g skinless boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced
175g chestnut mushroom , sliced
200g cherry tomato , halved
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla)
200ml carton coconut cream
a handful of fresh coriander , chopped

Steps:

Cook the rice in boiling salted water for about 10 minutes, until tender, then drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, heat the stock in a large pan, add the lemongrass, galangal or ginger, lime leaves and chillies and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and mushrooms and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, lime juice, fish sauce and coconut cream and simmer for 5 minutes more. Scatter over the coriander and serve each portion with a little cooked rice spooned in.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 356 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 15 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 2.47 milligram of sodium