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Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp And Chicken
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Transport your taste buds to Thailand with this exotic coconut soup featuring succulent shrimp and tender chicken. The fragrant broth combines coconut milk, lemongrass, and lime juice for that distinctive Thai balance of creamy, tangy, and savory flavors. Fresh shiitake mushrooms add earthy depth while cilantro and green onions provide bright, herbaceous notes. Creating a shrimp shell broth adds impressive depth of flavor to this restaurant-quality soup that's surprisingly easy to make at home.
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Ingredients
1/2 pound medium shrimp, in their shells
2 cups water
2 cups chicken broth (homemade or canned)
1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
2 stalks of lemongrass, bruised and thickly sliced, or 4 narrow strips of fresh lemon peel
4 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and caps sliced

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l/2 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut crosswise into '/4-inch strips
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 to 3 fresh chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
2 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Directions
Shell and devein shrimp, reserving shells.
Place shells with 2 cups water into a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce heat to medium and boil 5 to 10 minutes to extract flavor from shells.
Strain broth and reserve.

In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth, shrimp broth, coconut milk and lemongrass.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium.
Add mushrooms and chicken and cook, uncovered, 4 minutes.
Add shrimp, fish sauce, lime juice and chilies.
Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until shrimp are pink and curled.
Remove lemongrass.
Stir in green onions and cilantro and serve.
Servings\Yield
6 servings
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Per Serving - Calories: 190; Total Fat: 12g (Saturated Fat: 8g); Cholesterol: 65mg; Sodium: 720mg; Total Carbohydrates: 6g (Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 2g); Protein: 17g
*Nutrition information is provided as a general estimate only. Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients, and is based on available nutrient data. Variations may occur based on ingredient brands and preparation methods.
🧑‍🍳 The Cook:  Carol Jancsi 🔑 Keywords: soups, seafood, shrimp, chicken
🗂️ Categories: 🥡 Asian Food, 🐟 Fish & Seafood, 🍗 Chicken & Other Poultry, 🥣 Soups & Stews
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Thai Coconut Soup With Shrimp And Chicken was added on February 01, 2009 and last updated on March 25, 2025.
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