The Best Thai Coconut Soup

This Thai coconut soup is full of authentic, bold, and delicious Thai flavors. This is the best Thai soup recipe out there — you won’t be disappointed with this one! Serve over steamed rice.

The Best Thai Coconut Soup

The Best Thai Coconut Soup

Krysta
This Thai coconut soup is full of authentic, bold, and delicious Thai flavors. This is the best Thai soup recipe out there — you won't be disappointed with this one! Serve over steamed rice.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Cuisine Thai
Servings 8
Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
  • 2 teaspoons red curry paste
  • 1 stalk lemon grass minced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 13.5 ounce cans coconut milk
  • ½ pound fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced
  • 1 pound medium shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ginger, curry paste, and lemongrass; cook and stir in the hot oil for 1 minute.
  • Gradually stir in chicken broth, then stir in fish sauce and brown sugar; reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Add coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add shrimp; cook until no longer translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice; season with salt and garnish with cilantro.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

Recipe Tips

You can use chicken instead of shrimp.
If you can’t find lemongrass stalks, use a tablespoon of lemongrass paste.
 

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