Asian Chicken Soup
Bursting with layers of flavor, this warm and soul-satisfying chicken soup with Asian spices will mesmerize your taste buds!
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 18gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 1345mgPotassium: 818mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3490IUVitamin C: 28.4mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 4.8mg
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