Iron Chef Shellie
 

Khao Soi

Soon to become your new weekly staple, this easy to make noodle soup will be on the table with minimum effort with maximum flavour.

@ironchefshellie

When you cook this at home please tag me too - I love to see when other people give my recipes a go!

Recipes

Khao Soi
May 15, 2020
Recipes , Shellie Faves

Let's Be Friends

Subscribe to my newsletter to stay in touch and be first in line for new recipes and regular subscriber-only treats.

Click to Subscribe

Khao Soi

Last year, back when we took travel for granted; Ewen found a hotel in Bangkok near an amazing khao soi place. I wasn’t with him on that particular trip, but he has raved about it since. Earlier this year we were in Bangkok on our way to Norway before Covid 19 really spread its wings, but unfortunately were staying on the wrong side of town to pop by for a bowl.

Upon returning back to Australia and having to enter self isolation for 2 weeks, I spent the first week basically going through every single cookbook I own. I made a spreadsheet of recipes I wanted to try, what book they were in and page number. It also helped me to plan for what was in the freezer and what I would need to order in from Woolies. I thought I’d surprise Ewen with this dish, and luckily for me he was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed it! He did say I put too many noodles in the bowl, as it’s more of a soup with a small amount of noodles, but hey, I love noodles so the more the merrier for me!

I couldn’t get my hands on all the noodle condiments listed in the recipe, but this dish would be nothing without that fresh squeeze of lime just before serving! It is a little bit like a laksa but a great dish in its own right. Thinking a big bowl of this would go really well on such a cold day like today!

 Khao Soi Khao Soi Khao Soi Khao Soi

Khao Soi

Print Recipe
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g fresh thin egg noodles
  • 2 tbs vegetable oil
  • 3 tbs Thai red curry paste
  • ¼ tsp ground tumeric
  • ½ tsp ground cardamon
  • 4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • 300 g chicken thigh fillets, thinly sliced

Noodle Condiments

  • 150 g deep-fried egg noodles, gently broken into large chunks
  • 3 red shallots, thinly sliced
  • 100 g pickled mustard green, drained, rinsed and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup oughly chopped coriander leaves
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Instructions
 

  • Cook the fresh noodles in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, or until just cooked, Drain, refresh under cold running water. Drain again well and set aside.
  • Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the curry paste, turmeric and cardamon and cook for about 1 minute or until fragrant and steaming. Add 1 cup of the coconut milk and summer for 2 minutes to let the flavours infuse. Add the remaining coconut milk, the fish sauce, sugar and 2 cups of water. Toss in the chicken and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until cooked through. 
  • Arrange small handfuls of the cooked fresh noodles in serving bowls and ladle over the soup. Place a chunk of the deep-fried egg noodles on top. Scatter over a couple of slices of shallots, a pinch of sliced mustard greens and a small handful of coriander leaves. Finish with a squeeze of lime. 

Notes

Recipe by Marion Grasby

Comments

4 comments on “Khao Soi
  1. Jessica

    I really wanna make this, but I dunno how pickled mustard greens look like or where to find them. And the deep-fried egg noodles — do I just find them in an Asian grocery store?

    Reply
    June 4, 2020 at 8:18 pm
    • Iron Chef Shellie

      They aren’t an essential part of the dish but you’ll find pickled mustard greens in a jar in an Asian grocer along with the deep fried noodles. I made mine without both and it was still good

      Reply
      June 5, 2020 at 12:23 am
  2. Amy

    There is a small Thai restaurant near me and they have Khao Soi, but I didn’t think I could make it on my own. Very thrilled to try it out, thanks xx

    Reply
    May 12, 2022 at 3:49 pm

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *






Khao Soi

Tags  >>  

Shellie Froidevaux

All content on this site is by Shellie Froidevaux - aka Iron Chef Shellie. Her skills include recipe development, food styling in her kitchen studio, lifestyle and travel photography, restaurant photography on location, styling and shooting social media for her clients and photography workshops for people who really want to change their game :)

Subscribe to the Email List

Find out more about Shellie


© 2024 Shellie Froidevaux
All images and content on this site are protected by copyright. Written permission is required from the author if you wish to use any material anywhere on this website. Please be nice, please respect my creative work and hard work.