Curry Chicken Coconut Soup with Rice

Soups & Stews

Recipe courtesy of The Catholic Foodie: Middle Eastern Cuisine

Serves 6

Ingredients: 
  • 8 cups of chicken stock
  • 1-3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and finely chopped
  • 3-6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • 1½ tablespoons of freshly grated ginger (or more to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • juice of 1 lemon (or 1 lime)
  • 1 tablespoon spicy yellow curry powder 
  • 1½ teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon sumac
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup of either sliced Shiitake mushrooms or crimini mushrooms, stems included
  • 1 - 2 cups fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4 boneless chicken thighs 
  • 14 oz. of coconut milk
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • Sriracha sauce (A.K.A. “Rooster Sauce”), to taste
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped (to be added to individual bowls when served)
  • Cooked rice, for serving

Curry Chicken Soup with Coconut over Rice

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Method: 

 

Combine stock, jalapeño peppers, garlic, ginger, lemon zest, lime zest, lemon juice, curry powder, cumin, allspice, and sumac in a stockpot. Add salt and pepper, bring to a simmer and add the green beans, mushrooms, and coconut milk. 

 

Season chicken thighs with salt on both sides and quickly pan fry in bacon grease (or some other oil with a high smoke point, such as coconut oil or vegetable oil) over medium heat. Remove chicken from pan, cut into bite-sized pieces and add to the soup. (Alternatively, I sometimes roast chickens and add them to the soup.) 

 

Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes to ensure that the chicken is fully cooked.  Add chopped cilantro; add Sriracha sauce, to taste. Spoon about 1⁄4 cup of cooked rice intoeach bowl. Ladle soup into the bowls and top with green onions. Pass additional cilantro, ginger, and Sriracha for diners to add to taste. 

 

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