Thai Mushroom Soup amongst Coconut

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I'm wild well-nigh mushrooms of whatever variety, dried or fresh, as well as they look on my dinner tabular array at to the lowest degree i time a calendar week inwards to a greater extent than or less cast or other. I adore them then much that I often chop upward to a greater extent than than I necessitate for my dish because I can't aid myself from nibbling on them during repast prep. The meaty texture of mushrooms render endless opportunities for cooks. They smooth on their ain pan fried amongst spices as well as seasonings, as well as are a cardinal business office of many soups as well as stews, salads, tapas, egg dishes, pasta as well as pizza, sauces as well as countless other dishes that grace our dining table.

There is a autumn chill inwards the air that stimulates the craving for a steaming bowl of nourishing soup. Of course, a mushroom soup came to mind. Yet to a greater extent than or less other excuse to include mushrooms on the menu, every bit if I actually needed one. Tender chunks of mushrooms are combined amongst the fragile nevertheless distinctive flavor of kokosnoot milk. This elegant Thai soup is light, earthy simply vibrant at the same fourth dimension due to the costless improver of Thai greenish curry paste, salty tamari, a hint of sweetness from the jaggery as well as the zing of fresh lemon juice. This luxurious layering of flavors is to live on savored, i glorious spoonful at a time.

Any combination of mushrooms volition operate fine for this recipe, then role what is easily available. You may role canned kokosnoot milk, simply hither my favorite method of soaking dried kokosnoot as well as draining it makes for an specially appealing as well as fragrant broth that stimulates the palate. Use your ain homemade greenish curry paste if possible every bit pre-prepared commercial varieties constitute at your local grocer pale inwards comparison.

This is my contribution to this month's No Croutons Required. The challenge this month is to come upward up amongst a vegan soup or salad. Please larn your entries inwards past times the 20th of September.

asThai Mushroom Soup amongst Coconut
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Cuisine: Thai
Published on September 17, 2012

Wonderfully fragrant Thai mushroom soup amongst kokosnoot as well as seasoned amongst greenish curry paste

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Ingredients:
  • 2 1/2 cups dried unsweetened coconut
  • 5 cups hot water
  • 1/2 oz (14 g) dried wild mushrooms
  • 1 loving cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 2-inch slice fresh galangal or ginger, minced
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed as well as cutting into pieces
  • 1 loving cup enoki mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 loving cup push mushrooms, chopped
  • 1 loving cup oyster mushrooms, chopped
  • 2 to three tablespoons green curry paste
  • 2 to three tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 to ii tablespoons dark-brown sugar, jaggery or xylitol (optional)
  • juice from 1 lemon (3 tablespoons)
  • generous handful fresh parsley, trimmed as well as chopped
  • paprika for garnish
Instructions:
  • Soak the kokosnoot inwards the hot H2O for thirty minutes. Purée amongst a manus blender or inwards a countertop blender or nutrient processor. Place a strainer over a large bowl as well as collect every bit much liquid every bit you lot tin — roughly iv cups should remain. Scoop out a few tablespoons of the coconut, add together to the bowl, as well as discard the rest.

  • Meanwhile, soak the dried mushrooms inwards 1 loving cup of hot H2O for thirty minutes. Drain, reserving the soaking liquid.

  • Heat the olive crude oil inwards a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallot, galangal or ginger, as well as lemongrass as well as stir for a few minutes until the mixture becomes aromatic. Turn upward the rut as well as add together the fresh as well as dried mushrooms. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, for to a greater extent than or less other few minutes until the mushrooms laid about to soften as well as dark-brown slightly. Add to a greater extent than or less of the reserved mushroom soaking liquid to deglaze the pan when necessary.

  • Now add together the kokosnoot milk, greenish curry paste, tamari or soy sauce as well as sweetener if using to the pan. Bring to a boil, cut the rut to medium-low, as well as simmer for xv minutes, stirring occasionally. Add to a greater extent than of the reserved mushroom soaking liquid or H2O if you lot wish a thinner soup.

  • Remove from rut as well as gustatory modality for seasoning — add together to a greater extent than tamari or common salt if desired. Discard the pieces of lemongrass, stir inwards the lemon juice as well as parsley, as well as serve pipe hot garnished amongst a chip of paprika

Makes 4 servings
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Other Thai dishes you lot are certain to relish from :
Thai Coconut Mango Salad
Simple Green Curry as well as Corn Soup
Massaman Curry amongst Paneer Cheese
Hot as well as Sour Thai Mushroom Soup amongst Nam Prik Pow

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