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Thai Curry Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Kaeli PHOTO BY: Kaeli

"This delicious Thai-style soup has coconut milk, shrimp, mushrooms, and spinach. Chicken may be substituted for the shrimp; either way, I love this soup anytime!"
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  35 Min
READY IN  50 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 ounces rice noodles (pad thai noodles)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced lemon grass
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons red curry paste
  • 1 (32 ounce) carton chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 (13.5 ounce) can reduced-fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  • 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water to stop the cooking; set aside.
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, lemon grass, and ginger; cook and stir until aromatic, 30 to 60 seconds. Add the curry paste, and cook 30 seconds more. Pour in about 1/2 cup of the chicken broth, and stir until the curry paste has dissolved, then pour in the remaining chicken stock along with the soy sauce and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
  3. Stir in coconut milk, shrimp, mushrooms, spinach, lime juice, and cilantro. Increase heat to medium-high, and simmer until the shrimp turn pink and are no longer translucent, about 5 minutes.
  4. To serve, place some rice noodles into each serving bowl and ladle soup on top of them. Garnish each bowl with a sprinkle of sliced green onion.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2008 by stella343
I followed the recipe exactly and this soup was excellent! the only thing I would change... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2008 by StratDRRI
Excellent. Not spicy enough for me so next time I will add some crushed red pepper flakes. But... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2008 by MAP26
Very yummy! I omitted mushrooms, and instead put red bell pepper strips in it. Also less... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2008 by Sourz
Excellent soup. Easy to make. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2008 by margsmil
AWESOME! We had green curry instead of red...very spicy and delicious. MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2008 by FATKITTY68
Made this tonight (yeah, it's June but freezing here in Seattle). This soup was so good I... MORE
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Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2008 by cookindude
I love this soup! I've made it several times and don't really change many things. I do like... MORE
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Reviewed on May 12, 2008 by Heather
This was fairly easy to make, but it didn't have exactly the flavor punch I was looking for.... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2008 by Caroline C
As written, I thought it was really flavorless, and so I tweaked it alot (more lime, some fish... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2008 by melody-anne
I made this soup with tofu instead of shrimp and omitted the cilantro. It was just ok. I was... MORE