Thai Coconut Milk Soup

Thai Coconut Milk Soup

This soup is easy and if you like coconut you will love it!

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Thai Coconut Milk Soup

Almost every soup I make starts with a mixture of vegetables;

which could be chopped onions, shallots and celery,

then I sweat (add a pinch of salt) them in a soup pot .

You can also add garlic, but I don't always use it

and didn't in this delicate coconut soup. In a tomato soup I

would add garlic, lots, or a minestrone,

or the miso is nice with garlic.

If I am creating a vegan soup I add other veggies too like carrot

or green peppers. Just think about the flavors and how what you use

as your stock base will enhance your main ingredient.

Recipe:

2 Tbs Coconut oil

1/2 Chopped onion

1 stalk diced celery

1 green pepper

pinch of sea salt

Sweat these about 5-10 minutes with lid on pot

Add 6 cups water

1 Tbs turmeric

pinch of cayenne 

2 Tbs Tamari soy sauce (or naturally brewed soy sauce)

Now if you can get it add a pinch of Thai Curry Powder

a lemon grass stalk and a kaffir lime leaf

Tip (you can use a regular lime juice and/or lime zest)

saffron if you have some

Let this simmer for 15 to 20 minutes

fish out the lemon grass stalks and anything else unchewable.

I added fresh asparagus, diced red peppers and sliced mushrooms

peas would be nice, carrots, whatever you like.

Stir in 1 can unsweetened coconut milk

and more salt to taste as well as a teaspoon of natural sugar

If you like fish sauce (traditional flavoring for this soup),

by no means don't let me stop you.

The first time I tasted fish sauce the aroma intrigued me

for hours, then I figured it out "stinky socks."

Anyway enjoy this is a vegan recipe,

you can use chicken broth if you want,

but really if you use enough vegetables

and compound the seasoning you won't miss the meat.

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