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Thai-Style Coconut Cod Soup with Bok Choy

Tender flakes of cod poach in a fragrant ginger-lime coconut broth with silky bok choy, spinach and slurpable rice noodles.

Thai-Style Coconut Cod Soup with Bok Choy

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gCod filletcut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred
  • 3 cups720 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup240 gWater
  • 6 oz170 gRice noodles, dry
  • 4¼ cups shredded300 gBok choysliced, stems and leaves kept separate
  • 3⅓ cups loosely packed100 gBaby spinach
  • 2¼ cups sliced150 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionsthinly sliced, whites and greens kept separate
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 3½ tbsp grated20 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñothinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp14 gCanola oil
  • 2 tsp4 gCurry powder
  • 1 tbsp18 gFish sauce
  • 1¼ tsp packed6 gBrown sugar
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prep first: cut the cod, slice the bok choy keeping stems and leaves apart, slice the mushrooms, separate the green onion whites from the greens, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, slice the jalapeño and chop the cilantro.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the green onion whites, garlic, ginger and half of the jalapeño and cook 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant.
  3. Stir in the curry powder for 30 seconds, then add the mushrooms and bok choy stems and cook 3 minutes until slightly softened.
  4. Pour in the chicken broth, water and coconut milk, then stir in the fish sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Add the rice noodles and simmer 4 to 5 minutes until nearly tender.
  6. Nestle in the cod pieces and simmer gently, without stirring hard, 4 to 5 minutes until the fish flakes easily and reaches 145°F (63°C).
  7. Stir in the bok choy leaves and spinach and cook 1 minute until just wilted. Turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice.
  8. Ladle into bowls and top with the green onion greens, cilantro and the remaining half of the jalapeño.

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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