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Lime & coconut soup with Chicken meatballs
Lime, Coconut, a bit of chilli makes this Lime & coconut soup with Chicken meatballs my favorite soup ever.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Course
Soup, soups stews
Cuisine
thai
Calories
749
kcal
Ingredients
For the chicken meatballs
150
g
Chicken mince
4
cloves
Garlic
2
tbsp
Spring onions
chopped
2
tbsp
Coriander leaves
chopped
1/2
tsp
Soya sauce
2
tsp
Coconut milk
2
tbsp
Bread crumbs
optional
For the soup broth
200
ml
Coconut milk
100
ml
Water
1/2
inch
Ginger
3
Lime leaves
1/4
cup
Button mushroom
1/2
tsp
fish sauce
or soya sauce
2
Red chillies
1/2
tsp
Sugar
1
tsp
Salt
Instructions
Finely chop or grate garlic, chop the spring onions and coriander as well, if using.
Mix chicken mince and bring everything together with the coconut milk, soya sauce, salt and breadcrumbs, the greens, garlic and the minced chicken.
In a pan, add coconut milk and water and bring it to a slow simmer. Add the sliced ginger, lime leaves, red chillies
Roll out small balls from the chicken mince mixture and keep aside. Cut the mushroom into quarters or even slice it.
Once you start to see a few bubbles add in the chicken meatballs. Cover and cook for about 5 mins. Let them poach in the coconut milk
Then add the mushrooms and cover and cook for another 5 mins. Then taste the soup, adjust accordingly with a little bit of soya sauce, sugar and salt.
Once you think it tastes perfect, turn off heat and then add the lime juice. Taste once again and then serve hot.
Notes
Be careful if you are using fresh coconut milk, be careful it might split. Start with thin 2nd press coconut milk and then add 1st thick in the end.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
Sodium:
3003
mg
Calcium:
94
mg
Vitamin C:
8
mg
Vitamin A:
174
IU
Sugar:
4
g
Fiber:
1
g
Potassium:
1387
mg
Cholesterol:
129
mg
Calories:
749
kcal
Saturated Fat:
43
g
Fat:
58
g
Protein:
35
g
Carbohydrates:
29
g
Iron:
9
mg
Keyword
chicken soup, soup
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