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Spicy Chicken Soup

Spicy Chicken Soup

Spicy Chicken Soup recipe inspired by the flavours of Asia.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks or leftover roast chicken, brown and white meat, shreded.
  • 4 Spring onions finely sliced
  • 2 Garlic cloves finely sliced
  • Thumb sized piece of ginger, grated or sliced julienne
  • 1 Green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon White pepper
  • 1 large Potato peeled and chopped into small cubes
  • 3 tablespoons Soy sauce Light or dark would work
  • 1 tablespoon Fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Mirin
  • 2 tablespoons Sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce (optional - leave out if you do not like it too hot)
  • 750 ml chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon Lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Heat a small drizzle of oil in a saucepan on a medium high heat. Fry the spring onions, garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander, chilli flakes and white pepper for around 3 minutes.
  • If using raw chicken, add this to the pan with the soy sauce and stir fry until sealed (it does not need to be fully cooked at this stage)
  • Add the potatoes and stir. If using cooked chicken, add now.
  • Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, mirin, sweet chilli sauce and sriracha and then add the chicken stock.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes or until the potato is cooked through.
  • Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add lime juice and sesame oil and stir through.