Gaeng Khae (Northern Thai Chicken Soup)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Chile Paste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 15 dried arbol chiles, soaked in hot water to soften, dried and minced
- 2 stalks lemongrass, tough outer layers removed and tender inner stalks minced
- 5 thin slices ginger
- 1 lime, zest of
- 2 shallots, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon red miso
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Soup
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into 1 inch cubes
- chili paste (add more for hot and less for warm)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups mixed seasonal vegetables (thinly sliced Thai or Japanese eggplants, bamboo shoots, chayote, winter or summer squashes, onion, )
- 2 tablespoons nam pla
- 2 tablespoons roasted rice powder
- 1 cup arugula, rough chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh Thai basil or 1/4 cup fresh basil, rough chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, rough chopped
- 4 cups hot cooked rice
directions
- Chile Paste: Put the salt and garlic in a mortar and pound with a pestle into a paste. Add the remaining ingredients one at a time, only after the previous one has been incorporated into the paste.
- Can use a food processor if you do not have a mortar and pestle. If making ahead, store in a jar with tight lid and refrigerate. It will keep for several weeks. Makes more than you will need for this dish.
- Soup: Heat a saucepan over high heat for one minute. Add the oil and wait for 30 seconds before adding the chicken. Stir to cook until the outsides turn white.
- Add the chile paste and stir until it is aromatic. Add the chicken broth and salt. When the liquid boils, add the vegetables and season with fish sauce.
- When the liquid boils, lower the heat to medium. Stir to mix. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the rice powder.
- Stir to mix and let the broth comes to a boil once more. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with arugula, basil, and parsley. Enjoy with hot cooked rice.
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