Hot and sour noodle soup with minced chicken

Recipes / Soups

Jill shows how a much-loved Thai staple has the perfect balance of mild and tangy flavours.

Recipe «Hot and sour noodle soup with minced chicken» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 tsp sunflower oil, 250g lean chicken mince, 1 bunch broccolini, trimmed, cut on the diagonal, 1L chicken stock, 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced , 1 long red chilli, sliced on an angle, 12 green king prawns, peeled , deveined, 2 tbsp fish sauce , 1 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tbsp lime juice, plus wedges to serve, 1/2 cup coriander leaves, 1/4 cup mint leaves, 100g flat rice noodles, 1 tbsp chopped unsalted roasted peanuts, Chilli powder, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tsp sunflower oil 
  • 250g lean chicken mince 
  • 1 bunch broccolini, trimmed, cut on the diagonal 
  • 1L chicken stock 
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 
  • 1 long red chilli, sliced on an angle 
  • 12 green king prawns, peeled , deveined 
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 2 tbsp lime juice, plus wedges to serve 
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves 
  • 1/4 cup mint leaves 
  • 100g flat rice noodles 
  • 1 tbsp chopped unsalted roasted peanuts 
  • Chilli powder, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a frypan over medium-high
  2. heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until browned and cooked through. Season and set aside.
  3. Blanch broccolini in boiling salted water for 3 minutes or until tender. Drain and refresh under cold water. Set aside.
  4. Combine stock, garlic and sliced chilli in a pan and bring to the boil. Add prawns, fish sauce and sugar, then cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until prawns are opaque. Add broccolini and cook for 1-2 minutes to warm through, then stir through lime juice and most of the herbs.
  5. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to the packet instructions. Drain, then divide among 4 serving bowls.
  6. Remove prawns and broccolini from the broth with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of the noodles. Top with chicken, then ladle over broth. Scatter over peanuts, chilli powder and remaining herbs, then serve immediately with a lime wedge.