Yesterday was a rough day on the homestead. I had to leave church about thirty seven times with a disobedient toddler (ahem, no names, Georgia, ahem) and thus, heard approximately 2.17 minutes of the sermon. Dang, man.
– 1 to 2 cups of cooked chicken (optional) – I left this out this time
Step One: Heat the broth up in a pot. Skim any floaties off the top. Add in the coconut milk, rapadura or honey, ginger, chicken (if you're using it), lemon juice, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for fifteen minutes.
I cooked up some brown basmati rice and buttered beans to enjoy alongside the soup – super simple, super delicious. Even Georgia enjoyed sipping on this broth – I love knowing she's drinking in all those wonderful minerals!
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Coconut Chicken Soup
Ingredients
- 2 quarts homemade chicken stock (I always keep this in the fridge for such situations)
- Juice of two lemons
- 2 cans coconut milk (full fat!)
- ¼ – ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 4 tbsp rapadura or honey (optional)
- 1 – 2 cups cooked chicken (optional) – I left this out this time
- Fish sauce or salt, to taste
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- A handful of green onion, chopped
Instructions
- Heat the broth up in a pot. Skim any floaties off the top. Add in the coconut milk, rapadura or honey, ginger, chicken (if you're using it), lemon juice, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for fifteen minutes.
- Scoop into a bowl (or mug!) and top off the broth with the cilantro and green onion. And whatever other toppings your little heart desires. Avocado, chicken meat, or rice noodles would be a wonderful way to add more substance.
I’ve been meaning to make this soup from NT! It sounds so good, but yours looks fantastic! I’m hosting a weekly blog carnival specifically for soups, stocks and chowders, every Sunday! I would love you to come and post this recipe. Just stop by my blog on Sunday – the link will be up!
http://www.easynaturalfood.com
I hope to see you there:)
Debbie
I’m with Debbie — I’m loving the soup and I’m loving the picture. Like Debbie’s twin, I’ve also got a link-up — I’d be honored if you’d share this post — Friday Food Flicks — Amanda
I loved this soup (hubby not so much). I added the chicken and next time will add some rice noodles as well and see how he likes it then.
This will be my go to broth soup when I am sick. I am wondering why I never tried this out of my NT cookbook? I’ve had that cookbook for years and never once made this soup. Thanks for highlighting it for us Shaye!
This soup was so good & savory! Only thing I would do differently next time is add rice & just use the juice of 1 lemon, because 2 lemons almost overpowers the flavor of the coconut milk. I also added chicken & used lite coconut milk, since were trying to watch out fat & calorie intake. For a bulkier soup, Wonderful soup, love the honey & ginger flavors!