THAI NOODLE SOUP

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Make and share this Thai Noodle Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by English_Rose

Categories     Clear Soup

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 teaspoons sunflower oil
1 small garlic clove, chopped
1/4 teaspoon thai shrimp paste (blachan)
2 stalks lemongrass
2 kaffir lime leaves or 1 strip of pared lime rind
1 quart chicken stock
3 ounces dried medium egg noodles
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 lime, juice only (about 2 tsp)
1/2 hot red pepper, seeded and finely chopped (medium-hot)
1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
2 ounces fresh spinach or 2 ounces pak choi, cut 1in wide strips
fresh cilantro leaves

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
  • Add the garlic and shrimp paste and fry gently over a medium heat for 1 minute.
  • Meanwhile, lightly crush the lemon grass stalks with a rolling pin or the blade of a large knife.
  • To make the soup add the lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and chicken stock to the pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, drop the noodles into a pan of boiling water, remove from the heat and leave to soak for 4 minutes, before draining.
  • To refine the soup, strain the stock through a fine sieve into a bowl, return to the pan and add the fish sauce, lime juice, red chilli and sugar.
  • Simmer for 3 minutes.
  • Add the egg noodles and spinach, or pak choi and simmer for a further 30 seconds.
  • Finally, ladle into bowls, dividing the noodles equally between them and scatter over the cilantro leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.2, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 8.9, Sodium 701.6, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 3.6, Protein 5.5

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