Monday, January 31, 2011

Asian Inspired Chicken Noodle Soup

Soup is a good way to have a healthy , fulfilling meal , it is easy to make too. This is a nice filling soup with asian flavours .It is spicy and sweet and quite aromatic . This is my type of comfort food and I hope You enjoy it too , I got this recipe from a fav cookbook of mine so here goes......



INGREDIENTS

250 gm dried egg noodles soaked in water
500 gms boneless chicken diced
a bunch of spring onions sliced
1 inch pc of ginger chopped
2-3 cloves garlic chopped
2 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp thai red curry paste
2 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 small red capsicum
2 cubes chicken stock with 850 ml water
175 ml coconut milk or 2 tbsp coconut milk powder mixed in 175 ml warm water
salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the chicken and stir fry for 5 min or till lightly brown.
Add the white part of the spring onions , garlic and ginger and saute for a few min.
Add the stock , coconut milk , curry paste , peanut butter and soy sauce .
Season to taste with salt and pepper .
Bring to the boil and simmer for 8-10 min stirring occasionally .
Add the pepper , peas and green part of the spring onions and cook for a couple of min .
Drain the noodles and add them to the soup and heat through .
Serve immediately.


4 comments:

  1. Yummy soup! I love soup and also noodles. You are right noodle soup is just great to have it as light meal or lunch, especially great during winter!

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  2. My chicken noodle soup never looks as good as that. This looks delicious :)

    Btw, I really like your blog. So, I gave you a stylish blogger award. You can check out the details here: http://www.cakewhiz.com/CakeWhiz/post/Awards.aspx

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  3. Thank you lin and thank you cake whiz , it not only looks good , it tastes good too , and thank you for the award :)

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  4. Although summer here in Cyprus, this soup sounds perfect for dinner. Thanks for sharing.

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