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    Thai Chicken Meatball Soup

    Published: Jul 12, 2013 · Updated: Mar 18, 2020 by Peter G · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Looking for a delicious and hearty soup? Look no further than this delicious Thai chicken meatball soup. This recipe is made with chicken meatballs that are then simmered in a delicious and aromatic broth.

    thai tom ka gai

    The inspiration for this dish came about after enjoying a bowl of my home made giouvarlakia with a friend.

    He thought the dish could easily be adapted with Asian flavours and he was right.

    I took the Thai flavour route and I have to say the end result was delicious.

    Thai style giouvarlakia?

    Yes please!

    chilli, coriander and limes
    Thai style chicken meatball soup recipe

    When you really think about it giouvarlakia are basically meatballs made with rice and enhanced with a few herbs and spices.

    They are cooked in stock and finished off with that famous Greek concoction, avgolemono (egg lemon sauce).

    My "Thai" style giouvarlakia are made out of chicken and are cooked in a chicken stock and coconut milk broth.

    I've used jasmine rice to bulk them up and a number of Thai inspired ingredients to boost the flavour.

    There's coriander, chillies, fish sauce and limes.

    The meatballs are a little wetter than usual, however they firm up quite well once they are cooked in the stock.

    With Thai cooking I always look for balance in my flavours so be sure to taste the stock and adjust accordingly.

    Garnish with extra chopped chillies and fresh coriander for extra "oomph".

    I hope you like my "cross cultural" interpretation of this dish and if you make it let me know how you fare.

    Enjoy your weekend and keep warm!

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    2 bowls of Thai chicken meatball soup on a wooden table.

    Thai Chicken Meatball Soup

    Author: Peter G
    Looking for a delicious and hearty soup? Look no further than this delicious Thai chicken meatball soup. This recipe is made with chicken meatballs that are then simmered in a delicious and aromatic broth.
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    Prep Time 40 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Cuisine Thai
    Servings 6 serves

    Ingredients
      

    For the meatballs:

    • 500 grams ground chicken
    • ½ cup jasmine rice
    • 2 spring onions , (green onions), white part only finely sliced
    • 1 red chilli, large, finely diced
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 1 tablespoon lime zest, grated
    • 1 teaspoon palm sugar, grated
    • 2 tablespoons coriander , (cilantro), finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon white pepper

    For the stock:

    • 500 ml (2 cups) chicken stock
    • 250 ml (1 cup) coconut milk
    • 500 ml (2 cups) water
    • 1 lime, juiced
    • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
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    Instructions
     

    • Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs in a large bowl and shape into meatballs (depending on the size you could end up with 20-24 meatballs). Set aside.
    • Heat up the ingredients for the stock in a medium to large sized saucepan.
    • Once the mixture comes to a boil, drop in your meatballs and cook for half an hour on a medium simmer.
    • Serve immediately granished with freshy chopped chillies and coriander. You may like to serve extra steamed jasmine rice if you're hungry.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 serve | Calories: 275 kcal | Carbohydrates: 12 g | Protein: 20 g | Fat: 17 g | Saturated Fat: 10 g

    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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