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Authentic Thai Coconut Soup

Authentic Thai Coconut Soup

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a pot of water to a boil. Boil shrimp until cooked, about 1 minute. Drain shrimp and set aside.
  2. 2 Pour coconut milk and 2 cups water into a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Add galangal, lemongrass, and lime leaves; simmer until flavors are infused about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Strain coconut milk into a separate pan and discard spices. Simmer shiitake mushrooms in coconut milk for 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar. Season to taste with curry powder.
  4. 4 To serve, reheat shrimp in soup and ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with green onion and red pepper flakes.

By MIREYZ

Thai Chicken Stock

Thai Chicken Stock

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
105 min
Total
120 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place chicken carcass into a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain, rinse carcass under running water, and return to the pot.
  2. 2 Add galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, shallot, garlic, and chiles. Pour in 10 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, skimming the foam and fat often.
  3. 3 Strain stock through cheesecloth before using.

By JETTILA

Sambal Sauce

Sambal Sauce

4.0

Prep
25 min
Cook
20 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place tomato, garlic, onion, chiles, sugar, salt, lime juice, and shrimp paste into a blender; process until smooth.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Pour chile purée into hot oil. Stir in lemongrass, curry leaves, and galangal. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture changes color and becomes very fragrant, about 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in tamarind juice; cook for 1 minute. Strain sauce before serving.

By Robin

Real Thai Green Curry Paste (Nam Prik Gen Kayo Wan)

Real Thai Green Curry Paste (Nam Prik Gen Kayo Wan)

5.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine green chiles, shallots, cilantro roots, garlic, Thai basil, lemongrass, galangal, lime zest, shrimp paste, cumin seeds, turmeric, coriander seeds, salt, and white pepper in a mortar and pestle; pound into a smooth paste.

By Wiley

The Best Thai Tom Kha Soup Recipe

The Best Thai Tom Kha Soup Recipe

5.0

Prep
40 min
Cook
20 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring coconut milk and chicken stock to a boil in a pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Add cilantro, lemongrass, galangal, Thai chile peppers, and lime leaves; simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Increase heat to medium-high heat. Add chicken; simmer until no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes. Stir in cabbage; cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove soup from heat; stir in lime juice and fish sauce.

By natty's pantry

Thai Hot and Sour Soup (Tom Yum)

Thai Hot and Sour Soup (Tom Yum)

Prep
30 min
Cook
75 min
Total
105 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel and devein shrimp, reserving shells.
  2. 2 Combine shrimp shells and 6 cups water in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook for 45 minutes. Add galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves; simmer 15 minutes more.
  3. 3 Strain broth mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
  4. 4 Return broth mixture to the pan. Add remaining 3 1/2 cups water, mushrooms, curry paste, fish sauce, and chiles; bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp, green onions, and cilantro; cook until shrimp are bright pink and firm, about 5 minutes. Stir in fresh lime juice and serve.

By Dad

Vegetable Tom Yum Soup

Vegetable Tom Yum Soup

4.4

Prep
40 min
Cook
35 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring chicken stock, galangal, lime leaves, lemon grass, and hot chile paste to a boil in a large pot. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, shallots, tomato, mushrooms, bok choy, and carrot. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and green onion before serving.

By trooworld

Thai Red Curry Tofu Soup

Thai Red Curry Tofu Soup

3.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring coconut milk, broth, galangal, lemon grass, and lime leaves to a simmer in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes, but do not allow broth to come to a full boil.
  2. 2 Strain the broth and discard the solids. Whisk in red curry paste, then add tofu, shiitake mushrooms, button mushrooms, lime juice, brown sugar, and turmeric to the soup. Continue simmering until mushrooms have softened, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rice stick noodles, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes until tender; drain. Place drained noodles into individual bowls, then ladle soup over the noodles. Garnish with crushed red pepper flakes.

By rayfab

Tom Yum Goong Soup

Tom Yum Goong Soup

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick-sized pieces.
  2. 2 To make stock: Add reserved shrimp heads and shells to 4 cups water in a pot over medium-low heat; simmer for about 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stock sit for another 20 minutes before discarding shells.
  3. 3 Add stock, lemongrass, lime leaves, galangal, chile padi, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, chile paste, and tom yum soup paste to a large soup pot; bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Lower the heat to medium, then add shrimp, button mushrooms, and straw mushrooms. Simmer until the outsides of shrimp are pink and the centers are opaque, about 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

By Michelle Chen

Rendang Gaging (Beef Stew)

Rendang Gaging (Beef Stew)

3.2

Prep
25 min
Cook
67 min
Total
92 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place shallots, lemongrass, garlic, ginger, galangal, and chile peppers in a food processor; process spices into a coarse paste.
  2. 2 Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add spice paste; cook and stir until sizzling and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef; stir to coat with spices, about 3 minutes. Pour in coconut milk. Cover and simmer stew until beef is tender, about 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir vinegar, sugar, and salt into the pot. Continue to cook, covered, until sauce reduces and thickens, about 30 minutes more.

By shakiraayden

Andrew's Tom Kha Gai

Andrew's Tom Kha Gai

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan; add lemon grass, galangal, cilantro, green onion, and lime leaves. Stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Mix chicken, fish sauce, sugar, and red pepper flakes into stock mixture; stir and simmer for 5 minutes. Add coconut milk, shiitake mushrooms, and cremini mushrooms; stir and simmer for 5 minutes.

By Andrew Liu

Tom Kha Gai Thai Soup

Tom Kha Gai Thai Soup

Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Devein lime leaves and cut into very thin slices; set aside.
  2. 2 Combine chicken broth and coconut milk in a large pot; bring to a boil. Add chiles, galangal, and ginger and simmer over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Add chicken, sliced lime leaves, and lemon grass and continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink in the centers, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Turn off the heat and add the drained straw mushrooms, fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. Stir well, and serve with plenty of fresh cilantro on top as a garnish.

By JuliAnne

Chef John's Beef Rendang

Chef John's Beef Rendang

4.7

Prep
25 min
Cook
245 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cut beef chuck into 2-inch pieces.
  2. 2 Combine shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, serrano and Fresno chiles, salt, red pepper flakes, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, and nutmeg in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until paste is very finely ground, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides with a spatula.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the curry paste. Cook and stir until it starts to dry out, then stir in the beef. Add coconut milk, tamarind paste, and brown sugar. Stir to combine. Fill up the empty can of coconut milk with water and pour it into the pan. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a simmer.
  4. 4 In the meantime, bruise lemongrass with the back of your knife. Cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces and add to the curry. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until beef is fork-tender and sauce is fully reduced, about 4 hours. Stir more frequently as water reduces; add more water or lower the heat if sauce is reducing faster than beef is softening.
  5. 5 Remove lemongrass to serve. For best results, let cool and serve the next day.

By John Mitzewich

Panang Curry Paste

Panang Curry Paste

5.0

Prep
25 min
Cook
5 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place red chile peppers in a bowl and cover them with warm water. Let sit until rehydrated, about 10 minutes. Drain.
  2. 2 Place green chile peppers, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mace, and cardamom in a large, dry skillet over medium heat. Toast until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. 3 Transfer red chile peppers and toasted spices to a mortar and pestle. Add shallots, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro root, peppercorns, lime leaves, galangal, shrimp paste, and salt. Pound together into a coarse paste. The past will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.

By Wiley

Ayam Penyet Pedas (Indonesian Spicy Penyet Chicken)

Ayam Penyet Pedas (Indonesian Spicy Penyet Chicken)

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
120 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine garlic, 1 shallot, ginger, galangal, coriander, and 1 1/2 teaspoon salt in a mortar and pestle; pound into a paste.
  2. 2 Combine chicken with the garlic paste, water, and salam leaves in a pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a skillet. Once the chicken is fully boiled, fry the chicken in the skillet until it's golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. 4 For the sambal (chili sauce) heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook remaining 2 shallots, tomato, and red chiles for 2 minutes. Move to a mortar and pestle and add lime juice, shrimp paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt, sugar, and lemon basil. Pound everything into a paste.
  5. 5 Place the sambal (chile sauce) at the bottom of a serving plate and place the chicken on top of the dish.

By deravi

Mama B's Tom Kha Gai Soup

Mama B's Tom Kha Gai Soup

5.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour chicken stock in a large pot and bring to a boil; add chicken, mushrooms, chile peppers, lime leaves, and lemongrass. Boil until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and add coconut milk, bell peppers, fish sauce, and galangal. Boil for 2 minutes; reduce heat to low and add lime juice.
  2. 2 Taste and adjust soup as necessary. Serve with green onions, basil, and cilantro.

By Zack Tullis

Opor Ayam (Chicken in Coconut Milk)

Opor Ayam (Chicken in Coconut Milk)

Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Total
95 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak chicken pieces in lemon juice for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, heat a dry skillet over medium heat. Toast candlenuts, coriander, and cumin in the skillet until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large mortar and pestle and grind into a paste with shallots, garlic, galangal, ginger, peppercorns, and turmeric. Work in batches if necessary.
  3. 3 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add spice paste and stir until aromatic, 2 to 3 minutes. Add lemongrass, tamarind juice, lime leaves, bay leaves, salt, and sugar.
  4. 4 Rinse lemon juice off chicken pieces and slide them into the skillet. Turn to coat evenly with spices. Pour in thin and thick coconut milk. Simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes. Add basil leaves. Continue cooking until chicken is tender, about 15 minutes more.
  5. 5 Serve chicken and sauce in a bowl, sprinkled with fried shallots.

By GrowinKitchen