Spicy Curry Noodle Soup With Chicken Sweet Potato Recipes

CHICKEN CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter and a splash of oil(optional) in a large pot.
• Add the onion, celery, leek and carrot and fry for 10 minutes until soft and fragrant.
• Add the garlic and ginger and fry for a minute before adding the spices. Stir together.
• Add the potato and fry for another minute before pouring in the chicken stock.
• Season with salt and pepper, add the cream and allow to come to a simmer.
• Add the chicken breasts then cover and allow to simmer for 7-10 mins until the chicken is cooked. Remove from the pot and allow to cool slightly.
• Place the lid back on the pot and allow to simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Shred the chicken and add back to the soup. Simmer for 5 minute then season to taste.
• Serve with plain yoghurt and fresh coriander/cilantro.

CHICKEN CURRY WITH SWEET POTATOES AND COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil. Brown chicken pieces, in batches if necessary, until golden all over, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Stir scallion, ginger, garlic and chiles into pot and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in curry paste and cook 1 minute. Stir in coconut milk and sweet potatoes. Arrange chicken pieces on top of potatoes, placing breast meat on top. Pour in enough water to come halfway up the sides of chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover pot and transfer to oven. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large dry skillet over medium heat, toast coconut flakes until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add mustard seeds and toast until they begin to pop, 1 minute more. Transfer to a bowl and season with a pinch of salt.
• Transfer chicken and sweet potatoes to a platter. Return Dutch oven to the stove and simmer over medium-high heat until cooking liquid has thickened to a saucelike consistency, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour over chicken and potatoes. Sprinkle with the coconut and mustard seed mixture and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

CURRIED CHICKEN SOUP WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and sear for 1 minute per side. Add 1 can chicken broth. Bring to a simmer and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, leaving the cooking broth in the saucepan. Add the remaining can of chicken broth, sweet potatoes, onions, carrots, apple, celery, cilantro, garlic, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Add water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook until sweet potato is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, when chicken is cool enough to handle, dice and set aside.
• Fill blender halfway with cooked vegetable and broth mixture. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a separate saucepan. Puree remaining vegetables and broth.
• Add diced chicken and coconut milk to the pureed vegetable mixture. Reheat over medium heat, 5 to 10 minutes.

SPICY CURRIED SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine sweet potatoes, onion, and garlic cloves, in a pot. Add chicken stock, curry paste, and curry powder; bring to a low boil over medium heat. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until sweet potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in diced tomatoes with chile peppers, basil, ginger, and 1 teaspoon salt. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth; you can also use a regular blender or food processor to do this.
• Bring soup to a low boil again and stir in coconut milk. Adjust salt if needed.

THAI CHICKEN AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic, chilli, ginger, lemongrass, coriander stalks and curry paste and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until the aromas are released.
• Add the chicken stock, coconut cream and sweet potatoes and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Remove the lemongrass and discard. Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth. If freezing, for best results freeze at this point, otherwise as an easier option freeze complete recipe.
• Return to the saucepan, add the chicken and cook gently for 5 - 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir through the lime juice, sugar and fish sauce, scatter with the coriander leaves and serve.