Name: Thai-inspired green curry chicken soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 green chillies deseeded; 1/2 medium onion chopped; 15 ml fresh ginger grated; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 125 ml fresh coriander; 2 lemongrass chopped; 30 ml lime juice; 10 ml coriander seeds seeds; 10 ml soy sauce; 5 ml ground cumin; freshly ground black pepper; salt; 1/2 onion chopped; 4 chicken breasts deboned and skinless; 200g g wild mushrooms chopped; 1 tin coconut milk; 500 ml chicken stock; 80 g rice noodles; 150 g baby corn; 150 g sugar snap peas; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 45 ml fresh basil

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Ingredients (22)

For the curry paste:

3	green chillies — deseeded
1/2	medium onion — chopped
15 ml	fresh ginger — grated
2	garlic cloves — chopped
125 ml	fresh coriander
2	lemongrass — chopped
30 ml	lime juice
10 ml	coriander seeds — seeds
10 ml	soy sauce
5 ml	ground cumin
	freshly ground black pepper
	salt

For the soup:

1/2	onion — chopped
4	chicken breasts — deboned and skinless
200g g	wild mushrooms — chopped
1 tin	coconut milk
500 ml	chicken stock
80 g	rice noodles
150 g	baby corn
150 g	sugar snap peas
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
45 ml	fresh basil

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Method:

For the curry paste, combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until fine.

For the soup, heat oil in a pot over medium heat.

Add the onion and chicken and fry for 5 minutes.

Turn the heat up to high, add the mushrooms and fry for another 2 minutes.

Add 3–4 tablespoons of the prepared curry paste and fry for another 2 minutes.

Add the coconut milk and stock, turn the heat back down to medium, and and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add the rice noodles and corn and simmer for about 2 minutes, until tender.

Stir in the sugar snaps.

Season the soup to taste and serve with and some small basil leaves scattered over each portion.

Tips:

The curry paste can be kept, sealed in a sterilised jar, in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Wild mushrooms such as shimeji, oyster and shiitake mushrooms can be found in the fresh produce aisle of most grocery stores.