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Laotian Tangy Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Cut peel from pineapple in a thin layer and discard.
  • Trim outer layer of pineapple, cutting just deep enough to remove eyes but allowing pineapple to remain intact, and transfer trimmings to a blender.
  • Quarter pineapple lengthwise and cut out core, then coarsely chop core and transfer to blender.
  • Puree with 2 cups water until smooth.
  • Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart glass measure, pressing hard on solids (discard solids), then add enough water to measure 8 cups pineapple broth.
  • Cut remaining pineapple into 1/2-inch pieces and put in a bowl.
  • Place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Gently pound chicken 1/4 inch thick with flat side of a meat pounder or with a rolling pin.
  • Cut chicken across the grain into 1/4-inch-wide strips and transfer to a bowl, then chill, covered.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then saute chiles and 2 tablespoons garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1/4 cup fish sauce and boil until sauce is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. (Fish sauce will be extremely pungent when first added but will have a mild flavor in soup.)
  • Add pineapple broth and bring to a boil. Stir in pineapple pieces, mushrooms, tomatoes, bean sprouts, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
  • While soup simmers, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then saute remaining tablespoon garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Add remaining 2 tablespoons fish sauce and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
  • Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and add to garlic mixture, then saute, stirring, until just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
  • Stir chicken into soup along with herbs and salt and simmer 1 minute.
  • Serve with rice.

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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    wow wee this is different sounds great tho......bookmarked along with your other great recipes thank you ...Nigel.........TINK
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    " It was excellent "
    hollymayb ate it and said...
    This looks fantastic- what an awesome way to use fresh herbs!
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  • tnacndn 16 years ago
    This sounds really good Nigel.
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  • berry 16 years ago
    Wow!!! this is wonderful!
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  • kukla 16 years ago
    WOW!! does this ever sound interesting....Thanks for the comments re: the amount of fish sauce, because I was wondering if it was a bit much or not (lol) :) Another fine post, with thanks, Chillidude :)
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