Asian Chicken Soup

Kimberly Killebrew

Bursting with layers of flavor, this warm and soul-satisfying chicken soup with Asian spices will mesmerize your taste buds!

5 from 8 votes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 40

Total Time 2

Course Main Dish, Soup

Cuisine Asian, Indonesian

Servings servings

Calories 271 kcal

For the Spice Mix:
2 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
1 tablespoons whole cumin seeds
2 teaspoons whole fennel seeds
2 whole star anise
Seeds from 4 green cardamom pods
1/2 cinnamon stick broken into pieces
2 whole cloves
For the Spice Paste:
1 small yellow onion
4 cloves garlic
1 inch piece ginger
2 stalks lemongrass tender midsection only, roughly chopped
For the Soup:
6 cups quality chicken broth
2 pounds bone-in chicken pieces
2 medium potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces (can also substitute noodles and add them during the last few minutes as the package labeling instructs)
2 medium carrots cut into bite-sized pieces
1 teaspoon salt
Juice of 1 lime
For serving:
Bean sprouts chopped cilantro, sliced red chili peppers

Heat a small skillet and toast the whole spices until fragrant. Let cool and then grind them in a spice/coffee grinder.
Add the ground spices to a food processor along with the ingredients for the Spice Paste. Pulse until ground to a coarse mixture.
In a stock pot, heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a small skillet and fry the spice paste for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and chicken pieces, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for one hour.
Remove the chicken pieces. Remove the chicken from the bones and shred the chicken. Set aside. Pour the broth through a sieve to remove the spice paste pulp and return the broth to the pot. Return the shredded chicken to the pot along with the potatoes, carrots and salt. Return to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for another 25-30 minutes. Squeeze the lime juice in the soup just before serving.
Dish the hot soup into bowls topped with some bean sprouts, cilantro and slices of red chili pepper.

Keyword Asian Chicken Soup

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