Coconut Soup with Chicken or Shrimps

By JimMac

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth (1 3/4 cups)
• 4 cups water
• 3 stalks lemongrass, white part only, pounded
• 2-inch piece galangal, sliced
• 12 kaffir lime leaves, bruised
• 3 tablespoons Thai roasted chili paste (nam prik pao)
• 1/2 lb skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes
• 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined, tail-on
• 6 oz fresh white button mushrooms, stems trimmed and quartered
• 1 red chilies, deseeded, cut into thick strips
• 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 big lime, juiced

Preparation

Step 1

Add the chicken broth and water into a pot on high heat. Add the lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and roasted chili paste into the broth and bring to boil.
Add the chicken, shrimp, mushroom and red chili. When the chicken and shrimp are cooked, add fish sauce, coconut milk and lime juice. Stir to combine well. Turn off heat and serve immediately.