This spicy Thai inspired vegetable soup can be simple or complex. Add more vegetables, some chicken or perhaps shrimp. I use those Asian stir-fry vegetable mix kits to add bok choy, red cabbage, snow peas and more! Delicious indeed!
Ingredients
1 onion, small diced
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
4 oz red or green curry paste OR the following ingredients:
1 ginger pc thumb size, peeled and minced
1 tsp dry lemon grass
2 tsp dry kaffir lime
red pepper flakes
pinch brown sugar
6 oz brown mushrooms, sliced
hot pepper of your choice, Serrano, Thai, (opt) medium dice
1 lb pork sausage
2-3 tsp fish sauce
1-3 tsp soy sauce
3 carrots, thinly sliced
4 celery stalks, thinly sliced
1 medium sweet potato, small diced
10 oz pkg fresh Asian vegetables, with carrots, bok choy, cabbage, snow peas, etc.
1 red bell pepper, small diced (opt)
1 small Roma tomato, de-seeded and diced, (opt
14 oz corn, canned, drained
8 oz bamboo shoots, canned, drained
handful or 2 of fresh spinach, roughly chopped
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
2 -14 oz cans coconut milk
1/4 cup water
4 tbsp cornstarch
Garnish:
sriracha sauce
peanuts
fresh cilantro
fresh basil
fresh mint
squeeze of lime
scallions
Instructions
Please read Susie's Tips and Tricks
1. In large dutch oven pot on medium heat add swirl of oil, then add onions and garlic. Let soften slightly. Now add red curry paste or the ingredients substituted and let cook until fragrant. Add mushrooms, ground pork, and a hot pepper; and the fish and soy sauce. Once fully cooked remove and set aside.
2. Now add the carrots, celery, sweet potato to the pot. Let cook 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now add 1 cup water with a sprinkling of salt. Cover and let steam until tender.
3. Add chicken stock, coconut milk, Asian vegetable mix, then bring to a simmer. Make a slurry of water and cornstarch; add to the pot. This will thicken the broth a little.
4. Now add the pork/mushroom mixture, corn, bamboo shoots, spinach. Adjust seasoning as desired using noted spices and herbs above. Garnish with herbs, etc.
Susie's Tips and Tricks
Adjust the quantities as desired. Soup is very forgiving.
If you have Thai chile use it. They are spicy however. Don't have a tomato or sweet potatoes, skip them. I chop the pepper a bit on the large size for ease of retrieval if you prefer not to consume but like the flavour.
You could use chicken instead of pork, but for me ground pork was great.
You could also add frozen peas, canned crab, or bell peppers.
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