Green Chicken Curry Soup

Make sure you are the stalks of the coriander in the coconut mixture – they have a brilliant flavour that’s not to be missed.

Green chicken curry soup

Hands-on time 20min. Cooking time about 25min. Serves 4.

·         1 garlic clove

·         4 spring onions, roughly chopped

·         3cm (1¹/₄in) piece fresh root ginger

·         1 green chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped

·         75g (3oz) fresh coriander, plus extra to garnish

·         400ml tin coconut milk

·         1tbsp vegetable oil

·         750ml (1lb 5oz) skinless chicken thigh fillets, sliced into strips

·         175g (6oz) baby sweetcorn, roughly chopped

·         200g (7oz) sugar snap peas, roughly chopped

·         1tbsp fish sauce

·         1tbsp soy sauce

·         Lime wedges, to serve

1.    Whiz the garlic, spring onions, root ginger, chilli, coriander and coconut milk in a blender until smooth. Heat oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add the blended coconut mixture. Bring to the boil, then add the stock and chicken strips and simmer for 15min or until chicken is cooked through.

Whiz the garlic, spring onions, root ginger, chilli, coriander and coconut milk in a blender until smooth

2.    Use a slotted spoon to lift out roughly half the chicken pieces and set aside. Blend the remaining soup (you may need to do this in batches) until smooth, then return to the rinsed-out pan. add reserved chicken, chopped sweetcorn and sugar snap peas, and the fish sauce.

3.    Heat through and simmer just until the vegetables are tneder. Check seasoning, then drizzle on the soy sauce and garnish with a liitle extra coriander, serve with lime wedges on the side.

Check seasoning, then drizzle on the soy sauce and garnish with a liitle extra coriander, serve with lime wedges on the side.

Per serving

516cals, 34g fat (19g saturates), 8g carbs (4g total sugars)

To freeze

Make soup to the end of step 2, then cool completely and transfer to freezer-proof bags or a sealable container, freeze for up to 2 months. To serve, defrost overnight in the fridge or use the defrost setting of a microwave. Complete recipe to serve.