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🍲 Asian-style Chicken Soup with Sweet Potato and Asparagus
410 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 400 g sweet potatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 shallot
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 3 slices ginger
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp yellow curry powder
- 600 ml vegetable broth
- 150 ml coconut milk
- 1 carrot
- 500 g asparagus
- 100 g snow peas
- 100 g shiitake mushrooms
- 2 chicken breast fillets (approx. 140 g each)
- 1 chili pepper
- light soy sauce
- salt
- coriander leaves (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
- 2. Peel the garlic clove and the shallot and chop them finely.
- 3. Cut a few thin rings from the lemongrass for garnishing.
- 4. Halve the rest of the lemongrass lengthwise.
- 5. Heat sesame oil in a pot.
- 6. Add the sweet potato cubes, chopped garlic, shallot, halved lemongrass, and ginger to the hot oil.
- 7. Sauté the ingredients for 1 to 2 minutes.
- 8. Stir in the curry powder.
- 9. Deglaze the mixture with the vegetable broth and coconut milk.
- 10. Let the soup simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.
- 11. Peel the carrot meanwhile.
- 12. Halve the carrot lengthwise and slice it.
- 13. Peel the asparagus and cut it into 2 to 3 centimeter pieces.
- 14. Wash the snow peas and remove the tough ends.
- 15. Cut the snow peas diagonally in half.
- 16. Clean the mushrooms and slice them.
- 17. Wash the chicken breast and pat it dry.
- 18. Cut the chicken breast into strips.
- 19. Wash the chili pepper and remove the stem.
- 20. Cut the chili pepper into fine strips.
- 21. Strain the soup through a sieve to pass it.
- 22. Bring the strained soup back to a boil.
- 23. Add all prepared ingredients (carrot, asparagus, snow peas, mushrooms, chicken, chili) to the soup.
- 24. Add a little more broth if necessary.
- 25. Let everything cook on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- 26. Season the soup to taste with soy sauce and salt.
- 27. Garnish the finished soup with the lemongrass rings and fresh coriander.
- 28. Serve the soup hot.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 410
- Protein: 31 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 37 g