Laotian Khao Poon

A coconut curry broth suffering from shredded chook, with added texture from thinly sliced cabbage and sprouts.

Ingredients

three whole Chicken Breasts, Skin On, Bone In

1. 1 gallon Water, Or Enough To Cover The Chicken
2. 2 stalks Lemongrass, Slightly Smashed (non-obligatory)
3. 1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
4. ½ cups Shallots, Minced
5. 6 cloves Garlic, Minced
6. 3 Tablespoons Fresh Galangal, Skin Removed, Thinly Sliced
7. 4 ounces, weight Canned Red Curry Paste
8. four ounces, weight Canned Sweet Thai Noodle Paste
9. 14 oz, fluid Canned Coconut Milk
10. 1 cup Banana Blossom, Very Thinly Sliced, Optional
11. three cups Bamboo Shoots, Roughly Chopped
12. four Tablespoons Fish Sauce
13. 12 bunches Khao Poon Rice Noodles, Cooked Al Dente, Or 2 Cups Per Serving
14. 6 cups Bean Sprouts, Or 1 Cup Per Serving
15. 6 cups Shredded Green Cabbage, Or 1 Cup Per Serving
16. 1 entire Lime, Cut Into Wedges
17. 6 whole Thai Bird Chilis, Or 1 For Each Bowl (optionally available)
18. 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro

Preparation

Add chook to a inventory pot and cover totally with cold water. Add lemongrass in case you are the usage of it. Bring this to a boil, then lessen warmness to medium. Skim off any scum that floats to the pinnacle and discard. Continue cooking for approximately 45 mins. This will now not best be the fowl that we permit cool, shred, and pound a chunk, but what's left can be the stock used for the soup. Win, win.

Once fowl is cooked, dispose of it from the inventory and let it absolutely cool. Once cooled, cast off and discard pores and skin, after which begin shredding. Once hen is shredded, take approximately half of it and upload it to a mortar. Take the pestle and start pounding the chook. A few appropriate moments of pounding is all you ought to want.

Heat a large skillet on medium-high warmth. Add oil and permit it come to temperature. Toss in shallots, garlic, and thinly sliced galangal. Let this cook for a minute or so, then upload both curry pastes. Stir, and don’t be alarmed if these things starts offevolved popping at you.

Cook the paste, stirring alongside the manner, for about 2–three minutes. Then upload in all of the bird. Give this some other top stir, incorporating all of the paste into the chook. Add coconut milk. Stir once more, after which pour all of this into the chook inventory. Stir nicely, carry stock again onto medium warmness, and allow it come to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat by means of half of then upload banana blossom, bamboo shoots, and fish sauce. Stir and cook for approximately 45 mins.

Meanwhile, make the noodles. Cook noodles for about 8 minutes, then strain and rinse in cold water. Once water is strained and noodles are cooled, take a handful and wind up into bundles. Repeat until all noodles are in excellent bundles.

Have cabbage, limes, chilies, and herbs prepared. Raise the heat on the soup and convey lower back to a boil. Take multiple bundles of noodles, or just one, and region within the backside of a huge soup bowl.

Add some bean sprouts and cabbage, and deliver a terrific squeeze of lime. Ladle in a generous amount of khao poon, and pinnacle with cilantro and hen’s eye chili. Get your spoon and chopsticks equipped! Face down, take hold of a few noodles, slurp, and repeat. It’s all about texture (and taste) on this chunk. You get the crunch of the cabbage and sprouts, the tenderness of the chook, and my gosh that coconut curry flavor!

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