Thai Coconut Corn Soup Food

SPICY THAI CURRY CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Prep: Have all the veggies chopped, diced, and ready to go.
• Saute: Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and saute onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger, saute 1 minute more. Add the corn, celery, bell pepper, and mushrooms, cook 3 - 4 minutes.
• Simmer: Pour in the coconut milk, unsweetened non-dairy milk, water, curry powder, red pepper flakes, salt & pepper to taste, and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes or until heated through.
• Add spinach + lime: Add lime juice and spinach, and cook until wilted to your liking. Test for flavors adding more spices if desired.
• Serve with lime wedges and cilantro if you like.
• Serves 4 - 6
• Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 - 6 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 2 - 3 months. Let thaw before reheating.

THAI CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut off the corn kernels; set aside. Combine the cobs, 1 cup potatoes, 1/2 cup scallions, 1 tablespoon ginger, the garlic, peppercorns and 5 cups water in a pot. Smash the lemongrass, if using, and add to the pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.
• About 10 minutes before the broth is finished, melt the butter over medium-high heat in a separate pot. Add the remaining 1 cup potatoes, season with salt and cook until slightly soft, 5 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon ginger and the jalapeno; cook 1 minute. Add the corn kernels; cook until the vegetables are just tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Strain the broth, pressing out as much liquid as possible; discard the solids. Add 2 cups of the strained broth to the potatoes and corn; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the coconut milk, basil and mint; season with salt. Stir until simmering. Remove from the heat and add the radishes, cilantro and lime juice. Top with diced tomato and the remaining 1/4 cup scallions and serve with lime wedges.
• Per serving: Calories 407; Fat 32 g (Saturated 25 g); Cholesterol 30 mg

THAI SWEET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Take the vegetable stock in a pan.
• Add lime leaves, lemon grass and ginger.
• Bring to a boil and let it boil for 5-7 minutes.
• Chop spring onion into thin slices.
• Chop spring onion greens finely.
• Slice mushrooms and carrots thinly.
• Heat a little oil in a pan.
• Add sliced onions and saute for 30 seconds.
• Add carrots, mushrooms and saute for 2-3 minutes on high heat.
• Strain the stock and pour it over the sauteed vegetables.
• Add sweet corn and boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Add salt to taste and green chilli paste.
• Add spring onion greens and corriander leaves.
• Add a little lemon juice for sourness and serve hot.

SPICY CORN AND COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and transfer to a bowl. Using the back of a butter knife, scrape the cobs so that all of the milky juices collect in the bowl and the cobs look completely dry, like wrung-out sponges. Set aside. (If using frozen kernels, skip this step.)
• In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add shallots, garlic, ginger and chile, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add corn kernels and juices to the pot, and sauté until the corn is softer and brighter, about 3 minutes more.
• Add potato pieces, and stir to coat, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Now, pour in the vegetable broth and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender all the way through.
• Use an immersion blender to roughly purée the soup, so that it's creamy with some kernels of corn, chunks of potato, and chile flecks remaining. (Alternatively, ladle about half of the soup into a blender, blend until smooth, and return to the pot.) Season with lime juice and salt, and mix to combine. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with toppings of your choice.

OUR FAVORITE CHICKEN AND COCONUT SOUP - THAI STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot Add the lemon grass, ginger, garlic, and onion and stir fry for about one minute.
• Add the curry paste and Tom Kha soup mix paste and stir fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken stock, fish sauce, and sugar and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Slice the baby corn vertically into four pieces so that the corn resembles small strips.
• Add the corn to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk, chicken, mushrooms, tomato, lime juice, hot sauce, and pepper flakes.
• Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Taste the soup and add more sugar, lime juice, or hot sauce, depending on your taste.
• I usually add one more TBS of sugar.
• Serve the soup garnished with cilantro leaves.
• Note: If you have leftovers, the coconut milk will separate from the chicken broth when chilled.
• Simply warm the soup back up and stir to blend.