Khao poon
Khao poon, from above
Non vegLaos

Khao poon

Lao red curry noodle soup with shredded chicken and a mountain of fresh vegetables.

60 minTime
42 gProtein each
hotSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice vermicelli in red coconut curry broth with chicken and raw vegetables.
The original
787kcalsame
42 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
60minutessame

Khao poon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)bone in pieces
Water6 cups
Dried red chilli6, soaked
Lemongrass2 stalks
Galangala thumb
Garlic5 cloves
Shallots5
Kaffir lime leaves (makrut lime leaves)5
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Thin coconut milk1¼ cups
Thick coconut milk⅔ cup
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Palm sugar (gula melaka)2 tsp
Rice noodlesrice vermicelli
Cabbagefinely shredded
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)bean sprouts
Green beanslong beans, sliced
Mint leavesa handful
Basil leavesa handful
Lemonlime wedges

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Poach the chicken in the water for 25 minutes until no pink remains. Shred and keep the broth.
  2. 2Blend the chillies, lemongrass, galangal, garlic and shallots into a paste.
  3. 3Fry the paste with the lime leaves in the oil for 3 minutes.
  4. 4Add the broth, coconut milks, fish sauce and palm sugar and simmer 10 minutes. Return the chicken.
  5. 5Cook the noodles, divide into bowls and ladle the curry over. Serve with a plate of cabbage, sprouts, beans, herbs and lime.
Serve it like this

Serve in deep bowls with a shared plate of shredded cabbage, sprouts, beans, herbs and lime, and chilli for the brave.

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What goes with Khao poon: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Lao sticky rice40 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Larb gai25 min
On the side Jaew mak len20 min
On the side Kaeng no mai45 min
To drink Sol kadhi40 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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