4 easy thai coconut soup Recipes

vegetable oil, grated fresh ginger (about a 2-inch piece), stalk lemongrass, minced, red curry paste, chicken broth, fish sauce, light brown sugar, coconut milk, fresh shiitake mushroom, sliced, shrimp, peeled and deveined or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced thin, steamed white rice or 2 cups cooked rice vermicelli, fresh lime juice, salt , to taste, chopped fresh cilantro

sunflower oil, onion, chopped, grated ginger, red chile (optional), coriander (finely chopped ), pumpkin, cubes (fresh or frozen ), vegetable stock (or chicken), coconut milk (or equivalent), garlic, crushed

chicken stock or 1 1/4 pint stock made from oxo or bullion, stalks lemongrass , lower 1/3 minced or mashed in a mortar (or 6tsp of prepared lemongrass from a jar), kaffir lime leaves (depending on size of leaf), juice from 2 fresh limes or 4tbsp concentrated lime juice, cocuonut milk (or 1 block of coconut cream + 1/2 pint milk), ready cooked shrimp/prawns, thai or singapore fish sauce, red chilies, minced or 1/2 -1 tsp. dried crushed chili (to suit your taste), garlic, minced (or from a lazy garlic jar), fresh ginger (or 4tsp from lazy ginger jar), generous cups of fresh shiitake mushrooms or pack of dried shiitake or chestnut or button mushroom (whatever you have in the fridge), fresh coriander, sugar (to taste, so the soup is sweeter rather than tart ), al: a handful of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper thin sliced