Name: Thai broth recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 100g mushrooms, sliced; 600ml vegetable stock; 400ml can of coconut milk; 1 green chilli, de-seeded and diced; 1 red chilli, de-seeded and diced; 4 cm piece of fresh ginger, grated; Bunch of coriander leaves and stalks; 3 fresh basil leaves; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 lime; 100g fresh or frozen green beans; 100g frozen peas; 100g frozen king prawns

By GoodtoKnow

published 20 August 2019

in Recipes

Enjoy this simple Thai soup when the vegetables are fresh in summer or all year round with frozen peas and beans.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
100g mushrooms, sliced
600ml vegetable stock
400ml can of coconut milk
1 green chilli, de-seeded and diced
1 red chilli, de-seeded and diced
4 cm piece of fresh ginger, grated
Bunch of coriander leaves and stalks
3 fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp sugar
1 lime
100g fresh or frozen green beans
100g frozen peas
100g frozen king prawns

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Method

Cook the mushrooms in vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes until soft. Put to one side
Put the coconut milk, chillies, ginger, chopped coriander stalks, basil and sugar in a pan with the zest and juice of the limes and vegetable stock, then add the prawns. Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes
Decorate with the coriander leaves and serve

Top Tip for making Thai broth

This works well with either fresh or frozen ingredients so take your pick!

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