Thai Style Spinach Soup Recipes

THAI SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place curry paste, coconut oil, garlic cloves and ginger in a medium soup pot over medium heat and cook, stirring for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add the salt, water and bring to a boil. Add spinach and coconut milk and cook on low for 8- 10 minutes.
• Transfer half the soup and green onion to a blender, blend on high until smooth. Return soup to pot and stir to combine. Serve hot topped with extra green onions if desired.

THAI STYLE SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable broth until it begins simmering, then add the green onion, garlic, and tofu.
• Let simmer for 5 minutes, then add the spinach leaves and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer an additional 5 minutes, season to taste with salt and pepper (and a tiny bit Tabasco, if you like) then serve immediately.
• Note: regarding the 1 to 2 cups tofu- it depends on how"chunky" you want your soup or how many people you're feeding; you can also add a bit more vegetable broth, but not more than an additional 1/2 to 3/4 cup or you'll dilute the coconut milk too much.
• Also, you can make this a non-vegetarian soup by substituting tofu with cubed cooked chicken.

THAI-STYLE POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large fry pan and saute onion and garlic for five minutes.
• Remove two strips of zest from the lemon and add chilli and lemon zest into the frying pan.
• Cook for another few minutes.
• Stir the potatoes into the mixture and cook for a couple minutes, before adding the hot stock.
• Bring soup to a boil, turn down heat immediately.
• Add one tablespoon lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Simmer, partially covered, for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.
• Adjust seasoning with salt, lemon juice and Tabasco.
• Squash the spinach into the pan, coarsely chop the coriander and add that in as well.
• When the spinach is wilted, the soup is ready.

THAI-INSPIRED CHICKEN MEATBALL SOUP

Steps:

• Using the small holes of a box grater, or a Microplane, grate the ginger, garlic and jalapeño (or finely chop them by hand). Transfer half to a large bowl and set the rest aside. To the large bowl, add the chicken, finely chopped cilantro, 2 tablespoons fish sauce and 1 teaspoon salt. Use your hands or a fork to fully combine but do not overmix.
• Use your hands or an ice cream scoop to form 2-inch meatballs (about 2 ounces each). In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the meatballs in a single layer and cook, flipping halfway through, until golden brown on two sides, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate and repeat, adding oil as needed.
• Once all the meatballs are browned and out of the pot, if the oil is burned, wipe it out and add a bit more to the pot. Reduce the heat to medium, add the reserved ginger mixture and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, sugar and the remaining 1 tablespoon fish sauce, and bring to a simmer. Add the meatballs and any juices from the plate, and simmer until the flavors come together and the meatballs are cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in the spinach and lime juice. Divide rice among bowls, then top with meatballs, broth and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.