Thai Coconut Chicken Soup | The Fancy Pants Kitchen

Ingredients

• September 3, 2023
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 large sweet onion, roughly chopped
• 1 large yellow bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 3 medium cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 2 tbsps finely chopped lemongrass or lemongrass paste
• 1 tbsp Thai red curry paste, more to taste
• 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth, maybe more
• 2 (13.5 ounce) cans coconut milk (regular or light)
• 2-3 medium potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped (around 14 ounces, before peeling)
• 2 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 & 1/4 tsp kosher salt, more to taste
• 3-4 medium boneless skinless chicken breasts (1¼-1 ½ pounds), cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced about ⅛-inch thick
• 1 egg white (from 1 large egg)
• 2 tsp corn starch
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• lime wedges
• fresh cilantro, basil, Thai basil and/or mint leaves
• sugar snap peas, optional (see Chef’s Note below)
• cooked rice
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