Thai Coconut Soup

Name: Thai Coconut Soup
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 to 2 tbsp. sunflower oil; 1 large onion, grated; ½ cup peeled and coarsely chopped galangal; ½ cup peeled and coarsely chopped fresh ginger; 1 stalk of lemongrass, coarsely chopped; 3 makrut lime leaves, veins removed; 2 cloves garlic, halved; 1 ½ tbsp. tom yum paste, plus more as needed; 4 ¼ cups coconut milk; 3 tbsp. thai fish sauce; 1 ½ tbsp. palm sugar (or substitute brown sugar), plus more as needed; 1 ½ tbsp. palm sugar (or substitute brown sugar), plus more as needed; juice of 1 lime, plus more as needed; 10 white mushrooms, sliced wafer thin; 10 white mushrooms, sliced wafer thin; 4 to 6 tsp. thai chili oil; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; ½ bunch of cilantro, leaves only

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Soup

By Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie

Published 2023

About

Ingredients

1 to 2 tbsp. sunflower oil
1 large onion, grated
½ cup peeled and co

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Soup
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

In large soup pan, heat the sunflower oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, galangal, ginger, lemongrass, lime leaves, garlic, and tom yum paste. Sauté briefly and then deglaze the pan with 1 ¼ cups of water. Add the coconut milk, fish sauce, and palm sugar and bring to a boil. Be careful not to let the soup boil over. Remove the pan from the heat and add the lime juice. Season to taste wit