Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup Recipe

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: regular soy sauce

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake while maintaining umami flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative, while chickpeas are budget-friendly.

Tear the kaffir lime leaf in a few places to release its aroma, being careful not to tear the spine.

Cut the last six inches of the lemongrass stalk, bruise it with the back of a knife to release flavors, and slice it into smaller pieces.

If you don't have kaffir lime leaf or lemongrass, peel a lime and use the peel as a substitute for both.

Add chicken stock to a pot along with the bruised kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, a few slices of fresh ginger, and a couple of slices of hot chili pepper.

Simmer the aromatics in the chicken stock for about 10 minutes, then strain and discard them.

Add the boneless skinless chicken thigh to the infused chicken stock and simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

Once the chicken is cooked, add freshly squeezed lime juice to the soup.

Stir in fresh cilantro leaves once the soup is done cooking.

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