So, the husband is away for two weeks and tonight I had a real craving for a fragrant, spicy broth that hugs you from the inside out. This is a super easy and quick broth which can be used with anything you have in your fridge/cupboard. I had mange tout and left over chicken as well as rice noodles, but this broth would be yummy with prawns, rice, any vegetables, tofu…anything. Go wild people. I made a paste then fried it off with the dried/ground spices, ensuring that you get an explosion of flavour in every spoonful.
Spicy Coconut Broth with Rice Noodles, Chicken & Mange Tout
Paste Ingredients:
- 1/2 Onion
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 2 inches fresh Ginger
- 2 Birdseye Chillies
- Bunch of Coriander
- Salt
- Glug of Oil
- 1 tsp. each of Ground Turmeric, Cumin and Coriander
- 1 Tin of Coconut Milk
- 1 Pint of Chicken stock
- Coconut Oil (if you have it, but don’t buy it especially!)
Remaining Ingredients:
- Rice Noodles
- Leftover Cooked Chicken
- Handful of Mange Tout
- 1/2 Spring Onions
- Coriander
- Lime
Method:
In a processor, whizz together the 1/2 onion, garlic, ginger, chillies (seeds and all), coriander, a good pinch of salt and glug of oil until finely chopped. Heat a saucepan until hot and add the oil (coconut oil if you have it) to the pan then add all the past and fry on a medium heat for around 5 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the turmeric, cumin and coriander and continue to stir for a further 3 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and stock and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for around 5 minutes. Check the seasoning, you shouldn’t need to add any more salt – but do so to suit your taste.
In a large bowl place a handful of rice noodles – follow pack instructions, mine were cooked and so didn’t need to do anything to them. Chop the mange tout, spring and chicken to bite size pieces – no need to be fancy; place them all on the noodles and ladle over enough broth to cover the noodles. Garnish with more coriander and a squeeze of lime. Enjoy…I did!
So good, you will go back for seconds.
The recipe does make a lot of broth and would feed 3-4 people in one sitting or do as I’m about to do and freeze the remaining broth to have another night.
Lovely recipe going to try it tonight thanks
Thank you! Hope you like it, quite simple but yummy! X
This looks yummy xx
It is yummy…you should give it a go!!
Making this for tea tonight! It looks and sounds amazing. Am considering a possible option of a slug of fish sauce at the end……perfect pre-Bake Off fare. No cake for afters though, sadly!
Definitely! I didn’t have any left in the cupboard, otherwise I would have added it!! The annoying thing is that I want the broth now too, but don’t have any of the ingredients or cake….disaster!!! Enjoy the broth, let me know what you think and hope you like tonight’s episode!! X