Easy Asian Chicken Soup with Garlic Chips and Chili Crisp
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 293kcal
Easy Asian chicken soup made with rotisserie chicken, fresh lime, cilantro, crispy garlic chips, and chili crisp. A cozy, flavorful weeknight soup ready in 30 minutes.
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Ingredients
- 8 cloves garlic peeled and thinly sliced
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- 450 g cremini mushrooms or any fresh mushrooms of your choice, slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces
- 8 cups chicken broth
- 4 stalks celery sliced
- 4 cups shredded cooked chicken meat I used rotisserie chicken
- 1 tsp fish sauce or more to taste
- ½ tsp sugar or more to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
Serve with:
- lime juice
- cilantro leaves finely chopped
- chilli crisp
Instructions
Prepare the garlic chips:
- Preheat a heavy-bottom large pot with 1/4 cup of oil over medium heat. When the oil sizzles, lower the heat to low. Add the thinly sliced garlic and season with small pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Let them fry over low-medium heat until they are lightly golden brown. They may appear soft, but will crisp up when they cool down. Don't burn them because they turn bitter
- Remove from the oil and place the chips on an absorbent paper towel
Prepare the soup base:
- Remove all but about 1 Tbsp of the garlic oil. Keep the rest in a small heat-proof container or bowl. They are great to use in stir-fry, drizzle over anything you want
- Add thinly sliced onion and cook over medium heat until lightly caramelizes, about 5 minutes
- Add the mushroom and cook until they are softened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the broth, celery, fish sauce, freshly ground pepper, sugar, and pinch of salt. Bring it to a simmer, cover and let it cook for about 10 minutes or until the celery are soft
- Add the cooked chicken meat. Have a taste and adjust seasoning by adding more salt, pepper, and/or fish sauce if needed
To serve:
- Portion the soup into individual serving bowl. Squeeze some lime juice over, some chopped cilantro leaves, some chili crisp and a bit of the oil if you wish.
- When ready to eat, add garlic chips on top and tuck in!
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 1357mg | Potassium: 715mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 166IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg
