Best 13 Thai Coconut Chicken Soup Recipes

SPICY THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Toss chicken with cornstarch. In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat; saute chicken until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pot., In same pan, saute onion, jalapeno and garlic in remaining oil over medium-high heat until onion is tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in seasonings, chili sauce, coconut milk and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20 minutes., Stir in cabbage, snow peas and chicken; cook, uncovered, just until cabbage is crisp-tender and chicken is cooked through, 3-4 minutes. Serve with green onions and lime wedges.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• For the chicken stock: Place the chicken and vegetables in a large stockpot over medium heat. Pour in only enough cold water to cover (about 3 quarts); too much will make the broth taste weak. Toss in the thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns, and allow it to slowly come to a boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and gently simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, partially covered, until the chicken is done. As it cooks, skim any impurities that rise to the surface; add a little more water if necessary to keep the chicken covered while simmering.
• Carefully remove the chicken to a cutting board. When its cool enough to handle, discard the skin and bones; hand-shred the meat into a storage container.
• Carefully strain the stock through a fine sieve into another pot to remove the vegetable solids. Use the stock immediately or if you plan on storing it, place the pot in a sink full of ice water and stir to cool down the stock. Cover and refrigerate for up to one week or freeze. Makes: 2 quarts
• For the soup: Bring 4 cups of stock to a boil over medium heat in a soup pot. Add the lime leaves, chiles, garlic, ginger and lemongrass. Lower the heat to medium-low; cover the pot and gently simmer to let the spices infuse the broth, about 10 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and stir in the chicken, coconut milk, mushrooms, fish sauce, sugar and lime juice. Simmer to heat the chicken through, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into a soup tureen or individual serving bowls. Garnish with the cilantro. Be careful to avoid chewing the lemongrass, ginger or lime leaves.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add minced ginger and garlic; saute for 1 minute. Stir in curry paste and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add stock, coconut milk, water, ginger piece, lime juice, and 1/4 cup cilantro stems. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
• Discard ginger piece. Stir in snow peas and noodles. Cook until noodles are tender, about 3 minutes. Top with cilantro sprigs and serve with lime wedges.

THAI CHICKEN AND COCONUT MILK SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken stock in a heavy-bottomed pot over high heat. Add the lime peel, lemon peel, ginger root, green chiles, and the cilantro stems and roots. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer and cook until reduced to 3 cups. Press occasionally on the solids with a wooden spoon to release flavor. Working with a sharp knife, cut the chicken breasts into broad slices, as thin as possible. Salt lightly, and reserve in refrigerator. When broth is reduced, strain into a measuring cup. Press on the solids in the strainer with a wooden spoon. Place the coconut milk in the soup pot over medium heat. Slowly stir in the reduced broth. Warm rapidly but do not allow to boil (otherwise the coconut milk will separate). When the soup is just below the boiling point, add the chicken slices. Remove from heat after 30 seconds (or when the chicken is just cooked through). Just before serving, mix together the lime juice and sugar in a small bowl. Blend in the fish sauce. Pour mixture into hot soup, season to taste and garnish soup with a little bit of chopped scallion and cilantro leaves. Yield: 6 first-course servings.
• Optional step: If your soup has curdled a bit, or if you'd like a fluffier texture in the soup, before you add the chicken, place the soup in a blender at high speed for 30 seconds. Then return to pot, add chicken and proceed as before. As an appetizer: Looks lovely served individually in six wide, shallow soup bowls. Great starter for many kinds of meals, not just Thai. As a main course: By doubling the amount of chicken and keeping the same amount of liquid, you convert this soup practically into a stew. The six wide, shallow bowls still work well; place a half-cup of steamed white rice to one side in each bowl, then divide the soup/stew among the bowls. Serve a tomato salad on the side that has been dressed with lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and topped with chopped peanuts and minced cilantro. If you can get the Thai ingredients: for the lime and lemon peel, substitute 3/8 cup Keffir lime leaves, 2 lemon grass stalks chopped, 3 thick slices dried galanga root.

TOM KHA KAI - THAI COCONUT/CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cut lower portion of lemon grass into 1 inch lengths and crush. Tear kaffir lime leaves in half. Combine half the coconut milk with the broth, galangal, lemon grass and lime leaves in a large saucepan and heat to boiling.
• 2. Add the chicken, fish sauce and sugar. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked, then add remaining coconut milk.
• 3. Heat just to boiling, add chili paste and lime juice, stir until blended. Garnish with cilantro leaves and crushed chili peppers.
• 4. NOTE: The galangal and lemon grass are for flavoring, not to eat! When I can't get fresh kaffir lime leaves at my local Asian market, I substitute kaffir lime powder. Fresh leaves, lemon grass and galangal can all be successfully frozen. I've also used minced lemon grass in a tube from the produce section. Powdered galangal is available, too. Fresh is better, of course!

OPRAH'S THAI CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottom pot over high heat, combine chicken stock, garlic, ginger, curry paste, coriander, cumin, peppercorns and cilantro.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• Strain broth over a bowl through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids.
• Return broth to pot; add coconut milk, shallots, mushrooms and chicken.
• Return to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar and jalapeño, if desired; stir until sugar is dissolved, then add mixture to soup.
• Garnish with tomato, coconut shavings and cilantro; serve hot.

OUR FAVORITE CHICKEN AND COCONUT SOUP - THAI STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot Add the lemon grass, ginger, garlic, and onion and stir fry for about one minute.
• Add the curry paste and Tom Kha soup mix paste and stir fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken stock, fish sauce, and sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Slice the baby corn vertically into four pieces so that the corn resembles small strips.
• Add the corn to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk, chicken, mushrooms, tomato, lime juice, hot sauce, and pepper flakes.
• Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Taste the soup and add more sugar, lime juice, or hot sauce, depending on your taste.
• I usually add one more TBS of sugar.
• Serve the soup garnished with cilantro leaves.
• Note: If you have leftovers, the coconut milk will separate from the chicken broth when chilled.
• Simply warm the soup back up and stir to blend.

COCONUT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH THAI FLAVORS

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic, and ginger in oil over medium heat.
• When onion is tender, add black pepper and cayenne, stirring to coat all.
• Add broth, coconut milk, soy sauce, and lime zest and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Break noodles in half and add to the pot. Partially cover and let simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chicken and simmer until cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in lime juice and cilantro just before serving.

THAI CHICKEN SOUP WITH COCONUT (TOM KHA KAI)

Steps:

• Bring stock, ginger, lemongrass & lime zest to a boil. Cook one minute then add coconut milk & chicken breast. Simmer until chicken is cooked through.
• Combine chili paste, lemon juice, fish sauce and brown sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add to soup w/ mushroom slices & diced chilis. Simmer until mushrooms are soft.
• Serve after removing ginger chunks & lemongrass pieces.

THAI CHICKEN AND COCONUT SOUP (TOM KHA KAI)

Steps:

• Pour the chicken stock into a wok over a high heat.
• Add the Kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, ginger, chillies, coriander stems and roots.
• Bring to the boil and reduce the heat to a simmer for 10-15 minutes pressing the solids with a wooden spoon to release the flavour until reduced by half.
• Add coconut milk and simmer gently for 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken and stir for 30 seconds until chicken is just cooked.
• Stir through the lime juice, sugar and fish sauce.
• Serve immediately sprinkled with coriander leaves.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (TOM YUM GAI)

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tablespoon peanut oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Saute onion in the hot oil until the onion begins to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add celery, bell pepper, cumin, ginger, and coriander; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Add water to the same pot and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. When water has evaporated, add remaining peanut oil increase heat to medium-high. Quickly saute the chicken, letting it brown nicely on either side, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper while cooking.
• Add the vegetable mixture back to the pot along with chicken broth, coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, tomato paste, Sriracha sauce, lime leaves, garlic, and basil; bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add vermicelli noodles and cook, stirring occasionally to loosen, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the bamboo shoots and green onion. Serve.

THAI CHICKEN AND COCONUT SOUP (COOKING LIGHT)

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in a large saucepan.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat; stir in chicken and coconut milk.
• Cook 3 minutes or until chicken is done
• Sprinkle with cilantro.

TOM KA KAI (THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP)

Steps:

• To prepare the lemongrass, slice and mince the lower portion and reserve the stalk to flavor the soup. You can use a food processor for this, or just mince it by hand. The woody upper portion of the stalk will be removed later, so don't chop it up, simply score it or bruise it. In a large saucepan, combine coconut milk, stock, galangal, lemongrass, basil and lime leaves and 3/4 of the cilantro(rest is saved for garnish). Bring to a boil. Add chicken, mushrooms, fish sauce, sugar and chili peppers, and curry paste. Bring to a boil again. Reduce heat and add lime juice. Soup is ready when chicken is fully cooked. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary. Remove herbs and ladle into individual bowls or leave in but let everyone know that the basil leaves and lemongrass stalks and galangal are for flavor, not to eat . Garnish with cilantro leaves and 1 chili pepper per bowl.