Authentic Thai Coconut Soup

This authentic Thai coconut soup is made with galangal and lime leaves combined with coconut milk and shrimp to create a delicious Thai soup. If you have all the ingredients on hand it's easy to put together and makes the perfect comfort food.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 314 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1 (1 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced
• 1 pound shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 10 makrut lime leaves, torn in half
• 2 (13.5 ounce) cans canned coconut milk
• 4 stalks lemon grass, bruised and chopped
• 1 tablespoon green onion, thinly sliced
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup lime juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Boil shrimp until cooked, about 1 minute. Drain shrimp and set aside.

Step 2

Pour coconut milk and 2 cups water into a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Add galangal, lemongrass, and lime leaves; simmer until flavors are infused about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Strain coconut milk into a separate pan and discard spices. Simmer shiitake mushrooms in coconut milk for 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar. Season to taste with curry powder.

Step 4

To serve, reheat shrimp in soup and ladle into serving bowls. Garnish with green onion and red pepper flakes.