Thai chicken noodle soup

Recipes / Soups

Feeling under the weather Theres nothing better than chicken noodle soup to make you feel better, expecially when it has the added goodness of garlic, lemongrass and chilli.

Recipe «Thai chicken noodle soup» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthways, 2 fresh red birdseye chillies, deseeded, finely chopped, 1 stem lemon grass, pale section only, bruised, 1L chicken stock , 2 single chicken breast fillets, 1 x 400g pkt fresh thin rice noodles, 80ml fresh lime juice , 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce, 1 x 150g pkt baby spinach leaves, 1/2cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves, to garnish Lime wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthways 
  • 2 fresh red birdseye chillies, deseeded, finely chopped 
  • 1 stem lemon grass, pale section only, bruised 
  • 1L chicken stock 
  • 2 single chicken breast fillets 
  • 1 x 400g pkt fresh thin rice noodles 
  • 80ml fresh lime juice 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1 x 150g pkt baby spinach leaves 
  • 1/2cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves, to garnish Lime wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, chilli and lemon grass, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add stock. Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Add chicken and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a plate. Set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Coarsely shred chicken.
  2. Add the noodles to the stock. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes or until noodles are tender. Add the lime juice, fish sauce and chicken, and cook for a further 1 minute or until heated through.
  3. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil over high heat. Add the spinach and remove from heat. Refresh under cold running water. Drain well.
  4. Ladle the soup among serving bowls. Top with spinach and coriander. Serve immediately with lime wedges, if desired.