spicy curry noodle soup with chicken and sweet potato
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil3 tablespoons chopped shallots3 garlic cloves, chopped2 tablespoons minced lemongrass* (from bottom 4 inches of about 3 stalks, tough outer leaves discarded)2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger2 tablespoons Thai yellow curry paste2 tablespoons curry powder1 teaspoon hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)*2 13.5- to 14-ounce cans unsweetened light coconut milk,* divided5 cups low-salt chicken broth2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)*2 teaspoons sugar3 cups snow peas, trimmed2 cups 1/2-inch cubes peeled red-skinned sweet potato (yam; from about 1 large)2 packets of shirataki house noodles3/4 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs or breast, thinly sliced 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro3 red Thai bird chiles or 2 red jalapeño chiles, thinly sliced with seeds1 lime, cut into 6 wedges
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add next 4 ingredients; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in curry paste, curry powder, and chili paste. Add 1/2 cup coconut milk (scooped from thick liquid at top of can). Stir until thick and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add remaining coconut milk, broth, fish sauce, and sugar; bring broth to boil. Keep warm. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover and keep chilled.
Cook snow peas in large pot of boiling salted water until bright green, about 20 seconds. Using strainer, remove peas from pot; rinse under cold water to cool. Place peas in medium bowl. Bring water in same pot back to boil. Add sweet potato and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Using strainer, remove sweet potato from pot and rinse under cold water to cool. Place in small bowl.
Bring broth to simmer. Add chicken; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add sweet potato; stir to heat through, about 1 minute. Heat noodles in microwave in 30-second intervals to rewarm. Divide noodles among bowls. Divide snow peas and hot soup among bowls. Scatter red onion, green onions, cilantro, and chiles over soup. Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNLOVE.
Cook snow peas in large pot of boiling salted water until bright green, about 20 seconds. Using strainer, remove peas from pot; rinse under cold water to cool. Place peas in medium bowl. Bring water in same pot back to boil. Add sweet potato and cook until tender, about 7 minutes. Using strainer, remove sweet potato from pot and rinse under cold water to cool. Place in small bowl.
Bring broth to simmer. Add chicken; simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Add sweet potato; stir to heat through, about 1 minute. Heat noodles in microwave in 30-second intervals to rewarm. Divide noodles among bowls. Divide snow peas and hot soup among bowls. Scatter red onion, green onions, cilantro, and chiles over soup. Garnish with lime wedges and serve.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNLOVE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 366.1
- Total Fat: 6.9 g
- Cholesterol: 32.9 mg
- Sodium: 1,398.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.5 g
- Protein: 19.2 g