Thai Northern Curry Noodle Soup Khao Soi 🍜🥥

Description

Khao Soi is a rich northern Thai curry noodle soup built on creamy coconut broth, tender chicken, and soft egg noodles, finished with a crown of crispy noodles for contrast. The flavor is deep, fragrant, gently spicy, and unmistakably comforting with layers of curry, turmeric, and lime. 🌿
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Creamy coconut curry broth, tender chicken, soft noodles, and crispy topping make Khao Soi one of the most unforgettable Thai soups ever created. 🍜

Ingredients

• Broth
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• 🥥 400 ml coconut milk (1⅔ cups / 13.5 fl oz)
• 💧 750 ml chicken stock (3 cups / 25 fl oz)
• 🌶️ 35 g red curry paste (2 tbsp / 1.2 oz)
• 🟡 5 g turmeric powder (1 tsp / 0.18 oz)
• 🧄 12 g garlic, minced (4 cloves / 0.4 oz)
• 🧅 100 g shallots, finely sliced (¾ cup / 3.5 oz)
• 🥣 30 ml fish sauce (2 tbsp / 1 fl oz)
• 🍬 15 g palm sugar (1 tbsp / 0.5 oz)
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• Chicken and noodles
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• 🍗 500 g chicken thighs, boneless (1.1 lb)
• 🍜 250 g egg noodles, fresh or dried (8.8 oz)
• 🫒 500 ml vegetable oil for frying a small noodle portion (2 cups / 17 fl oz)
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• Garnish
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• 🍋 2 lime wedges
• 🧅 60 g red onion, thin sliced (½ cup / 2.1 oz)
• 🌿 15 g cilantro leaves (¼ cup / 0.5 oz)
• 🌶️ 20 g pickled mustard greens, chopped (2 tbsp / 0.7 oz)
• 🌶️ 5 g chili oil, optional (1 tsp / 0.17 oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Start the aromatics
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3. Cook shallots and garlic in a pot over medium heat for 2–3 min until softened and fragrant. 🧄
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5. 2️⃣ Build the curry base
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7. Add curry paste and turmeric and stir for 1–2 min until the mixture smells rich and spicy. 🌶️
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9. 3️⃣ Add coconut milk
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11. Pour in coconut milk and cook gently until the curry base fully loosens into the liquid. 🥥
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13. 4️⃣ Add stock and chicken
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15. Pour in chicken stock, add chicken thighs, and simmer gently for about 20 min until the meat becomes tender. 🍗
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17. 5️⃣ Season the broth
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19. Stir in fish sauce and palm sugar and let the broth simmer another 3 min to balance the flavor. 🥣
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21. 6️⃣ Cook the noodles
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23. Boil egg noodles until just tender, then drain well and divide into bowls. 🍜
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25. 7️⃣ Fry the crispy noodles
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27. Fry a small handful of noodles in hot oil for about 30–40 sec until puffed and golden, then drain on paper towel. 🍳
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29. 8️⃣ Finish and serve
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31. Slice the chicken, ladle hot curry broth over the noodles, and top with crispy noodles, red onion, cilantro, mustard greens, lime, and chili oil. 🍽️

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 30 min
🛋 Rest: 2 min
⏰ Total: 52 min

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