Authentic Thai Coconut Soup

This authentic Thai coconut soup is for food lovers. If you have all the ingredients on hand it's easy to put together and makes the perfect comfort food. If not, it only takes one trip to the market. It's so versatile you can make it vegetarian or substitute chicken for shrimp. Enjoy!

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 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

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.