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Curried Coconut Pork and Potato Soup

Tender pork tenderloin and soft potatoes and carrots in a velvety, gently spiced coconut-curry broth brightened with lime and cilantro.

Curried Coconut Pork and Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gPork tenderlointrimmed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 medium450 gRusset potatoespeeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 3½ medium200 gCarrotssliced into coins
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 1½ tbsp8 gCurry powder
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • 3 cups720 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 1⅓ cups300 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
  • 1¾ tsp10 gFish sauce
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • 3 cups loosely packed90 gBaby spinach
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prepare all the vegetables and cut the pork tenderloin before you start heating the pot.
  2. Heat half of the canola oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the pork and brown it on two sides, about 4 minutes, then move it to a plate; it will finish cooking in the soup.
  3. Add the remaining half of the canola oil and the onion to the pot and cook over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder and turmeric and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  4. Pour in the chicken broth, scraping up the browned bits. Add the potato, carrot and salt, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer gently until the vegetables are very tender, about 20 minutes.
  5. Scoop about a third of the potatoes and carrots with some broth into a bowl and mash them smooth, then stir the mash back into the pot to make the soup creamy.
  6. Stir in the coconut milk and fish sauce, return the pork and its juices to the pot, and simmer uncovered until the pork reaches 145°F (63°C), about 5 minutes; let the soup rest off the heat 3 minutes.
  7. Stir in the spinach until wilted, then the lime juice. Ladle into bowls and top with the cilantro.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy low-sodium chicken broth and fish sauce labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Fish. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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