Thai chicken coconut soup - warms the belly and the mood :)

 Thai chicken coconut soup

 Rainy, stormy, cold and nasty outside? This soup with ginger and red curry paste warms you up like no wool blanket could do :)

    

 

Here’s what you need!

• 2 large chicken breasts (500 g), cut into to chunks
• 3 tsp vegetable oil
• 3 tsp honey
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• 2 (300 ml) cans coconut milk
• 400 ml chicken broth
• 4 large white mushrooms sliced
• 1 red/1 yellow bell pepper sliced
• 1 thumb thick piece ginger (peeled and cut into small pieces)
• 2 tsp red curry paste
• Freshly squeezed lime juice
• 4 stalks fresh lemongrass tough outer layers removed and ends smashed
• chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Here’s what you do!

• Cut the chicken in bit-sized pieces, fry them in hot oil
• When they start to get golden-brown caramelize them with the honey
• Add the broth, ginger, curry paste, lime juice and the coconut milk, stir with the lemon grass. Boil on low heat for about 10 minutes
• Meanwhile cut the bell pepper and the mushrooms and add them and simmer the soup for another 5 minutes
• Serve with fresh cilantro!