Khao soi with chicken

Name: Khao soi with chicken
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thai recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp Thai red curry paste; 400ml coconut milk; 500g skinless free-range chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces; 2 tbsp fish sauce; ½ tsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar); 4 nests dried egg noodles; To garnish; Chopped pickled cabbage – we used red cabbage; Chopped shallots; Chilli sauce, such as sriracha; Fresh coriander leaves; Lime wedges

Published: 27 Apr 16
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This vibrant chicken noodle dish (khao soi) captures all of the bright, bold flavours of Thailand. Coconut milk, fish sauce and red curry paste are balanced with zingy fresh lime and the subtle sweetness of palm sugar.

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 25 min

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Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 tbsp Thai red curry paste
400ml coconut milk
500g skinless free-range chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tbsp fish sauce
½ tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar)
4 nests dried egg noodles

To garnish

Chopped pickled cabbage – we used red cabbage
Chopped shallots
Chilli sauce, such as sriracha
Fresh coriander leaves
Lime wedges

Method

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a high heat. Add the curry paste and stir-fry for a few seconds. Pour in the coconut milk and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the red oil rises to the surface. Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
Add the fish sauce, dark soy sauce and palm/brown sugar, bring the mix to the boil, then turn off the heat. Taste it – it should be slightly salty but balanced.
Cook the egg noodles until tender, according to the packet instructions, then drain and divide among serving bowls.
Ladle the curry on top of the noodles, then garnish with the pickled cabbage, shallots, chilli sauce and coriander. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

Recipe from March 2016 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 613kcals
Fat: 25.1g (16.7g saturated)
Protein: 40.6g
Carbohydrates: 54g (3.9g sugars)
Fibre: 4.4g
Salt: 3.5g

delicious. tips

This is best made fresh, but it will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge. To make it in advance, use boneless chicken thighs – they will stay more tender than breasts.

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