Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil

Name: Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Asian fish sauce; 79 milliliters packed basil leaves (preferably Thai); 397 grams diced tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving juice; 2 liters rich and flavorful chicken stock; 1 or 2 outer layers discarded; 2 larges garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 inches peeled ginger, thinly sliced; 4 servings Accompaniment: cooked jasmine rice; 2 fresh or frozen Kaffir lime leaves; 2 larges shallots, thinly sliced; 454 grams skinless boneless chicken breast; 113 grams snow peas, sliced 1/4 inch thick; 57 grams tamarind from a pliable block (a 2-inch cube), chopped; 4 inches long) fresh Thai chiles, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 fresh lemongrass stalks, root end trimmed and 1 or 2 outer layers discarded

Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Basil might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 626 calories, 43g of protein, and 16g of fat. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up chicken breast, garlic cloves, tamarind from a pliable block, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Cut off and discard top of lemongrass, leaving 6-inch stalks, then finely chop. Cook lemongrass, shallots, and garlic in oil in a large heavy pot over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until well browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Lemon Grass

Shallot

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add stock, reserved tomato juice, tamarind, fish sauce, chiles, lime leaves, and ginger and simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes.

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Tomato Juice

Lime Leaves

Fish Sauce

Tamarind

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Stock

While soup simmers, freeze chicken breast just until slightly firm, 20 to 30 minutes, then thinly slice crosswise.

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Chicken Breast

Soup

Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large saucepan, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Return to a simmer and stir in chicken, diced tomatoes, snow peas, and basil. Gently simmer just until chicken is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with additional fish sauce and salt.

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Fish Sauce

Snow Peas