Thai Chicken Coconut Soup
Fabulous Thai Chicken Soup
I can’t believe that I am cooking Thai food again. After cooking the Pumpkin, Prawns And Coconut Soup, the thoughts and taste never seems to go away. I remembered I ate 3 bowls and still long for more of it. It drove me to cook again, but with chicken this time and lots of coriander leaves and more chilies. Again, it turned out faboulous. I ate 3 bowls again! Carry on like this, I think I’m going to be in trouble with my weight soon. Well, so thankful that my friends want me to join them for badminton. So, I’m playing 4 times a week now. That’s a lot of calories that I’ll burn off each time…..just very comforting to justify myself for all food indulgence…haha.
Right, here’s another healthy Thai recipe to share:
Ingredients A
600g chicken meat (cut into strips)
Ingredients B (spices)
4 lemon grass (pound)
1/2 whole garlic (peel and chop)
1 big onion (peel and dice)
1 chili (optional)
Spices to fry
Fry all the spices until fragrant. Then add in the chicken slices and fry for a while.
Frying the chicken with the spices
Ingredients C
200g coconut milk
4C of water
1 chicken stock cube
2T fish sauce
2T brown sugar
juice of 1 lemon
1 big bunch of coriander (washed and chopped)
Add water and let it boil
Add 4 cups of water to the pot and let it boil for sometime for the flavour of the sices to infuse into the soup. Lastly add in all the rest of the other ingredients in Ingredients C. Turn off the heat when it comes to a boil. Enjoy this beautiful Thai soup. The aroma and taste are just so beautiful. I will surely cook it again soon.
Do you like Thai food? Do you like all the spices? Do you cook Thai food? Please share, add and comment in the comment box below.
Other soups that you may be interested:
Chicken And Winter Melon Soup
Chicken Tonic Soup
Nutritious Ginger Wine Chicken Soup
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26 Comments
The Cooking Ninja on November 7th, 2009
This looks delicious and just the right thing to have for winter climate.
lululu on November 7th, 2009
look at that big chunk of lemon grass root, plus coconut milk, i can never hv enough of this soup!
Lauren @ CoffeeMuffins on November 7th, 2009
I really love Thai soup, it’s always so flavourful and no wonder with all those fantastic spices! Thanks for the recipe!
Mary on November 7th, 2009
@Kristy - Haha..you can say that…my new addiction. Sure need to make more…more than double when you and Divina to join me. Otherwise I think I’ll have nothing left for myself LOL
@The Cooking Ninja - Totally agree with you that this is just the right food for winter. I’m going to enjoy lots of this as the winter cold is approaching fast.
@lululu - Oh…you are also a big fan of lemon grass and coconut milk like me. I’m sure you will love this soup as much as I do then.
@Lauren - Thanks for sharing. Thai food truly makes our world go round. I think I can never have enough of it. Have to cook again soon….yum
Shirley on November 7th, 2009
The coconut milk!!! Must be really delicious if it looks so delicious!
foodlovee on November 7th, 2009
Love Thai food love this too.
Divina on November 7th, 2009
I always love this soup. The aroma that suspends in the kitchen and the the different flavors that the ingredients imparts are a feast to our senses. Can’t go wrong with coconut.
Drick on November 7th, 2009
lovely soup - I can see why you ate 3 bowls, wish I was there to help you eat it…
Mary on November 7th, 2009
@Shirley - Coconut milk always gives that extra aroma to a dish. We love it in curries and in desserts too. Now I’ve found a new love for it…in soup!
@foodlovee - Thai food seems to be very popular internationally. Looks like you have tried many dishes. I hope to try more.
@Divina - Totally agree with you that the aroma that permeates the whole house is just so lovely….natural fragrance 
@Drick - Oh…if you are here, I’ll surely have to triple or quadruple the amount, otherwise we will end up fighting over the soup…LOL
Barbara Bakes on November 7th, 2009
The soup sounds wonderful! I haven’t made Thai soup at home, but love to eat it!
pierre on November 7th, 2009
bravo Mary
this looks very good and healthy !!
thanks for the sharing !
and if you like to play with cooking come and visit me i have created an apple swing !!!
see you
Pierre from paris France
Alta on November 7th, 2009
I can totally relate to this overindulgence in food thing! These food blogs are going to be the death of us all, right? (or at least, the death of our figures!) This soup looks delicious.
Mary on November 7th, 2009
@Barbara Bakes - Thanks for your comment. Now you can make at home and eat all you want….mmmm. It’s actually easy to cook.
@Pierre - Thanks for your comment and for sharing your lovely blog with me. Love all the food there…always so well presented and looked really delicious.
@Alta - Thanks for your lovely comment. I’m the first to be in trouble…LOL. I’m seriously overeating on this. The only comfort is that it’s a healthy soup
Janice on November 7th, 2009
Mary, this looks really good, I love Thai food and I’ll never get tired of it. This is a fabulous dish for the cold winter nights ahead of us. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Light Delight With Tou Tou on November 7th, 2009
Hi Mary thanks for this wonder recipe!! I looked over all the ingredients and I have all of them except for that fish sauce. should have get it last week from korean market!
I absolutely LOVE Thai food. My fav is the duck with green curries. and of cause, Thai tea.
Have a nice weekend! looking forward to read more great food post from you!
3hungrytummies on November 7th, 2009
It looks good! no wonder you are having 3 bowls
Mary on November 7th, 2009
@Janice - Thanks for sharing. Agree with you that it is a fabulous dish for winter. I’ll surely be cooking a lot of this and other soups too this winter. It’s already getting very cold.
@Light Delight With Tou Tou - Thanks for sharing. Hope you get the fish sauce soon. Maybe you can try it at the supermarket. That’s where I got mine. I love the Thai green curry too…awww…so good. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy your weekend.
@3hungrytummies - Haha…can’t believe that I ate so much. Told myself that it’s alright to indulge once in a while. It was just too good to resisit.
cenwen on November 8th, 2009
Hi Mary What a lovely recipe! I love this kind of soup! Thanks for sharing it with us
Have a nice day!
Kisses
Mary on November 8th, 2009
@Cenwen - Thanks for sharing. I’ll put more such recipes in future for you. Glad you like it. Have a lovely day too. Muuuaaak.
Rochelle (Acquired Taste) on November 8th, 2009
I’ve never had a coconut soup but have always wanted to try one, and this sounds like a great recipe to start with
Mary on November 8th, 2009
@Rochelle - This recipe is simple and easy. I’m really glad that I tried it out. Now I’m in love with Thai food. You can start with Thai food now, too. Coconut gives lovely fragrance to any dish.
foodlovee on November 9th, 2009
Yes have tried some hoping to try more.
Mary on November 10th, 2009
@foodlovee - I’m sure there are lots of Thai food in Singapore. Hope you will try more and share on your blog. I just love all the mouth-watering dishes that you put up there.
Danielle on November 12th, 2009
I’m drooling! This is one of my favorite things especially if I’m not feeling well. It always seems to make me feel better. This is a great version! Way to go Mary!
Mary on November 12th, 2009
@Danielle - It’s interesting how good food can make us feel better. Works on me that way too. Is that psychological effect? haha. Well, Thai food is really awesome. I think I can never have enough of it.
kristy on November 7th, 2009
You’re already addicted to this! Anyway, make it double. Me & divina will join in for this. haha…