How to Cook Delicious and Simple Thai-style Sour and Spicy Chicken Soup

How to Prepare Thai Chicken Soup

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  Prepare and Marinate Chicken Wings and Chicken Offal

  For the chicken wings, you need to rinse them with clean water. Next, pour 2 liters of hot water into a basin and dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt in it.

  Soak the chicken wings in the salted hot water for about 5 minutes, then use a knife to scrape off any dirt and grease on the chicken skin. After that, rinse with clean water, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

  For the chicken offal, first, you need to clean it thoroughly, then add 2 teaspoons of salt and 4 teaspoons of vinegar.

  Then, massage the chicken offal to remove all the dirt and slime, soak the offal for about 5 minutes to eliminate the fishy smell, rinse with clean water, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces.

  After preparation, marinate the chicken wings and offal with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce for 15 minutes to let the chicken absorb the fish sauce evenly.

  How to Clean Chicken Wings and Eliminate Odor

  • After rubbing with salt, you can use a mixture of alcohol and sliced ginger, crush it, and rub it all over the chicken wings once more to help eliminate any odors and dirt.
  • Rinse thoroughly and let them drain. Additionally, you can add lemon to the water and soak the chicken wings for 15 – 20 minutes. After that, take them out, rinse with cold water, and let them drain.

  How to Clean Chicken Offal Without Fishy Smell

  When buying a whole set of offal, the first thing to do is separate each part:

  • Chicken Liver: When separating the liver, remove the bile, being gentle because if the bile breaks, it will spread to other parts and make the offal bitter.
  • Chicken Gizzard: This part contains chicken feces, so it needs to be cleaned thoroughly. When cleaning the gizzard, cut it in half, remove all the feces, then scrape and peel off the tough membrane inside, turning the gizzard inside out to prevent water from getting in, which would make it hard to scrape off the adhering layer.
  • Chicken Heart: Remove any black blood clinging to the heart.

  Then soak everything in salt and vinegar, massage thoroughly and soak for 5 minutes, rinse with clean water. Continue rinsing with vinegar once more, massage evenly and soak for 5 minutes to make the offal firm and fresh. When stir-frying, it will not release black scum. Rinse about 1-2 times with water, and let drain.

  

  

  

  
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  Prepare other ingredients

  Cherry tomatoes should be soaked in salt water for 5 – 10 minutes and then rinsed with clean water. After that, cut the tomatoes in half.

  Straw mushrooms should be cleaned of straw after purchase, then soak in diluted salt water for about 30 minutes. Use a knife to gently scrape off the outer skin of the mushrooms, doing so will help the straw mushrooms be whiter. Then cut the straw mushrooms in half for easier eating.

  Pick the good flowers from the water lily, wash them thoroughly, and let them dry.

  Wash the green chili peppers thoroughly, then crush them.

  Tip:

  • Soaking in salt water will reduce harmful substances in the mushrooms.
  • After washing, you can place the mushrooms in a basket and gently scrub; all impurities on the outside of the mushrooms will be removed.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Stir-fry chicken and intestines

  Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, when the oil is hot, add sliced shallots, minced lemongrass, and smashed chili to fry until fragrant. Then, add the chicken and stir-fry until it absorbs the seasoning.

  Tip: Stir-frying chicken and intestines first helps these ingredients absorb the seasoning and taste better

  

  
• 4

  Cook the soup

  After the chicken is stir-fried, add tomatoes and straw mushrooms and stir briefly. Next, add 1 liter of filtered water and half a pack of Thai hot pot seasoning and cook over medium heat.

  When the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat and add the water lily flowers, then add cilantro and fried onions to enhance the flavor of the dish. Adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat, and the dish is complete.

  

  
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  Final Product

  Thai-style chicken soup has an irresistible flavor, with tender and fatty chicken and chicken offal. It blends with the rich taste of the lotus seeds, and the soup is refreshing, with a sweet and sour spicy flavor that is all present in this bowl. With this soup, having it with rice is unbeatable.