Recipe 1: Mum's Chicken Soup

Mum's Chicken Soup

Easy, Affordable, Comfort food, 

 Just like Mum used to make it 

Going back to when I was living in Thailand, my Mum used to make me this beautiful chicken soup which I absolutely loved ! I came across this dish the other day while I was watching a Thai cooking show. This broght back all the memories reminding me of how good this soup was, so I picked up my phone and rang Mum, asking for her recipe. In all honesty I did not think I will be able to find the ingredients easily, but I went to the supermarket and got everything for just under $15 ! Surprisingly I got a huge pot out of it which can feed up to 4-6 people. Another plus side is that it's very easy to make and I am sure everyone can make it !

All you need are:

Thai Chicken Soup 

• 450g  Chicken Nibbles
• 3  Average size Potatoes 
• 2  Carrots
• 1/2  Onion
• 2  Tomatoes 
• 1/2 cup  Soy Sauce
• 3 tsp Salt
• 8 cups Water

Method:

1. Make sure the potatoes and carrots are washed, peeled and chopped into small bite sized pieces.
2. Chop up tomatoes and onion. 
3. Pour water into a large stock pot, add salt and bring to boil.
4. Once the water is boiled, add chicken. Keep spooning out coagulated protein (white foamy stuff) on top of the water as it makes the soup cloudy.
5. Add in the soy sauce followed by potatoes and carrots, leave boiling for 10 minutes. 
6. Add chopped onion and tomato, put element on low heat and let simmer for 45 minutes. 
7. The soup is ready to go, you can add salt and pepper to taste if you like. My mum usually added some special ingredients to give it a kick which makes it taste very authentic. This is entirely up to you whether you want to do it or not but I hight recommend as it brings out more flavours and make it very sensational & delectable. 

** Here's the special ingredients (Mmmh...yummy!) **:

Sugar syrup, Fish sauce, Freshly squeezed Lime juice, Fried Shallots and Chilli (or dry chilli flakes). The cool thing about this is that you can add as little or as much of everything as you like. When I made this, I put in about 3tbs of fish sauce, 2tbs of sugar syrup, 1/4 of a lime, a bunch of fried shallots and a sprinkle of chilli flakes. The key to the deliciousness is to add in these ingredients separately in a bowl when served, not to mix it all in the big pot and to taste heaps !

There you go, to top this off I suggest having it with hot rice. It is not hard at all, everything is easy enough if you put your heart in to it. If you have tried this recipe and like it, make sure to share it to your friends and family. Don't forget to give me a feed back on the recipe. My stomach is rumbling right now so I might have to ask to be excused & grab a bowl of this for dinner, see you later. Bye Bye. 

ENJOY & Bon appétit

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