I made this soup after trying it at a Thai noodle house in my area. I just kept playing around with ingredients until I got something similar. I have the seasonings adjusted to my liking, however there is an adjustment guide in the footnotes if you would like a slightly different flavor. This soup is also good with rice or pasta, but ramen seems to be the favorite. You can use any flavor of ramen noodles.
Ingredients
- lemongrass stalk, outer leaves removed: 1 piece (fresh)
- quarts chicken stock: 2 piece
- fresh ginger: 0.5 cup (divided, minced)
- makrut lime leaves: 4 piece
- garlic: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- Sriracha Chili sauce: 1 Tbsp
- ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: 1 piece (cut into 1-inch strips)
- cilantro, bundled: 0.5 cup (fresh)
- coconut milk: 2 cans (14 ounce cans)
- brown sugar: 3 Tbsp
- lime juice: 2 Tbsp
- fish sauce: 1 Tbsp
- ramen noodles (exclude seasoning packets): 6 packages (3 ounce packages)
- carrots: 2 piece (shredded)
- tomatoes: 1 cup (chopped)
- green onions: 3 piece (chopped)
- fresh cilantro: 0.25 cup (to taste, chopped)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Mince the lower 2/3 of lemongrass stalk. Bruise the remaining upper portion of lemongrass stalk by hitting it with the back of a knife.
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Pour chicken stock into a large pot; add minced lemongrass, bruised lemongrass stalk, 1/2 the ginger, lime leaves, garlic, and Sriracha sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer. Add chicken to simmering broth; cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove lemongrass stalk and lime leaves using a slotted spoon; discard.
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Place cilantro bundle in the broth and simmer for 2 minutes. Add coconut milk, remaining ginger, brown sugar, lime juice, and fish sauce. Remove cilantro bundle using a slotted spoon; discard. Simmer broth, 5 to 10 minutes.
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Fill a large pot with water and bring to a rolling boil. Add ramen and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Drain and portion noodles into serving bowls.
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Mix carrots, tomatoes, and green onions into broth. Ladle broth over noodles; garnish with cilantro.
