Description
Creamy Thai coconut soup blends aromatic herbs with silky coconut milk for a comforting experience. Spicy, tangy flavors dance together, promising warmth and satisfaction for those seeking authentic Southeast Asian cuisine.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 13.5 oz (405 ml) cans coconut milk
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 lb (454 g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ lb (227 g) fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tbsps grated fresh ginger
- 2 tsps red curry paste
- 1 stalk lemongrass, minced
- 3 tbsps fish sauce
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 tbsps fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Grate ginger, finely chop lemongrass, and clean shrimp to maximize flavor potential and ingredient readiness.
- Aromatic Foundation: Heat vegetable oil in a large pot, sauté ginger, red curry paste, and lemongrass for one minute to release intense fragrant notes and develop a robust flavor base.
- Liquid Layering: Introduce chicken broth, fish sauce, and brown sugar, reducing heat to allow a gentle simmer that melds ingredients and creates a harmonious flavor profile for 15 minutes.
- Creamy Integration: Blend coconut milk and shiitake mushrooms into the simmering liquid, cooking until mushrooms become tender and the soup develops a rich, velvety consistency.
- Protein Completion: Add raw shrimp, cooking until they transition from translucent to pristine white, ensuring complete and thorough cooking in approximately five minutes.
- Final Enhancement: Brighten the soup with fresh lime juice, fine-tune seasoning, and scatter chopped cilantro to introduce a vibrant, herbaceous dimension to the dish.
- Serving: Ladle the aromatic soup into bowls, ensuring an even distribution of shrimp, mushrooms, and flavorful broth, with optional additional cilantro garnish for visual and gustatory appeal.
Notes
- Prep Like a Pro: Grate ginger, finely chop lemongrass, and devein shrimp beforehand to boost flavor depth and cooking efficiency.
- Aromatic Magic: Toast curry paste and herbs in oil for exactly one minute to unlock intense, complex flavor profiles without burning delicate ingredients.
- Simmer Smartly: Maintain gentle heat while cooking to allow ingredients to marry seamlessly and develop rich, balanced taste without losing nutritional integrity.
- Shrimp Timing Matters: Cook shrimp precisely 5 minutes until they turn opaque white to ensure perfect texture and prevent rubbery, overcooked seafood.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 318
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 715 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 143 mg