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Thai Spiced Chicken Soup

5th December 2018 By Louise Leave a Comment

Thai Spiced Chicken Soup

Thai Spiced Chicken Soup

Chicken soup is often a staple when you’re fighting a cold or flu but did you know that homemade chicken soup actually has health benefits too?

Cuddling up with a bowl of hot chicken soup is the best cure for colds in the winter months, according to researchers.  A study found that chicken soup could ease the symptoms of upper respiratory infections because it contains anti-inflammatory agents. Further research shows that the aroma, spices and heat from the soup can clear congestion brought on by the common cold. A researcher from the University of Nebraska put his ‘grandma’s soup’ recipe to the test to find out if the myth is true.  Whether this is actually true or not I personally find it so comforting when I feel a cold or virus coming on.  With fresh ginger and homemade chicken stock it’s hard to beat, it’s certainly a staple in my house throughout winter.

This soup can easily be made from the leftovers of a roast chicken, just strip the carcass of any meat then simmer the bones with vegetable trimmings and you’re half way there!  If you’re making the soup from scratch I always recommend using chicken thighs, firstly they are tastier than the breast, they don’t dry out and they’re cheaper.

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Thai Spiced Chicken Soup

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Course: Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 4 portions
Author: louise

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 4 cm piece ginger peeled, cut into very thin matchsticks
  • 500 g boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1.4 Litres homemade chicken stock
  • 3 Shallots halved or a medium onion cut into quarters
  • 1 Lemon grass bruised with the heal of a large knife
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 160 g Brown basmati rice rinsed
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon or more fish sauce
  • 3 Green and red chillis thinly sliced
  • 4 Spring onions thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons Unsalted peanuts roasted and crushed

Instructions

  • Combine the honey and 50ml of freshly boiled water in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve the honey. Add the ginger and leave in the solution until cool; drain and set aside.
  • Bring chicken, stock, shallots or onion, lemon grass and garlic to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 15-20 minutes. Transfer the chicken and garlic to a cutting board and let it cool; discard shallots or onion and lemon grass. Squash the garlic to a paste using the side of a large knife; return to the saucepan and stir to combine. Shred the chicken; set aside.
  • Bring the soup to the boil and add the rice. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and the grains have burst (it should thickened a little from the starch in the rice) This will take approximately 30-35 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, fish sauce, and the reserved shredded chicken; taste and adjust seasonings with more fish sauce and lime juice if necessary.
  • Divide the soup into bowls; top with reserved ginger, chillis, spring onions and peanuts.

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