Thai Pea Soup

Serves 8

 

ginger

 

Ingredients

Belvoir Fruit Farm1 large onion, finely chopped
Belvoir Fruit Farm 2 cloves garlic, crushed
Belvoir Fruit Farm 2 tbsp groundnut oil
Belvoir Fruit Farm 2 lemongrass stalks, bashed and halved
Belvoir Fruit Farm 800ml chicken stock (home-made or Belvoir Fruit Farmfresh jellied stock from a supermarket or use a Jouberts stock)
Belvoir Fruit Farm 2 rounded tsp Thai Red Curry paste
Belvoir Fruit Farm 3 tbsp of Belvoir Organic Ginger Cordial
Belvoir Fruit Farm 250g frozen peas
Belvoir Fruit Farm 400ml tin of coconut milk
Belvoir Fruit Farm 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce (Nam Pla)
Belvoir Fruit Farm 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (about 2 limes)
Belvoir Fruit Farm 4 spring onions
Belvoir Fruit Farm 12 large sprigs of fresh coriander, stalks removed, leaves roughly chopped
Belvoir Fruit Farm Salt & pepper

Method

  1. Fry the onion and garlic in the groundnut oil til translucent.
  2. Add the lemongrass and red curry paste and cook for a further three minutes.
  3. Add the stock and ginger cordial and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Skim the red oil of the surface and fish out the lemongrass stalks.
  5. Add the peas and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Pour the contents into a liquidiser and blend until smooth.
  7. Just before serving, add the cocunut milk, fish sauce and lime juice.
  8. Season to taste.
  9. Sprinkle a few chopped spring onions and some fresh coriander over each bowl of soup and serve.

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