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Thai-Style Coconut Mushroom Potato Soup

A silky, gently spiced blend of potatoes, mushrooms and coconut milk brightened with ginger, lime and a tangle of seared mushrooms and cilantro on top.

Thai-Style Coconut Mushroom Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 3 medium600 gRusset potatoespeeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 6½ cups sliced450 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 1¾ cups400 gCoconut milk, cannedshaken well
  • 3 cups720 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionchopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingerpeeled and grated
  • 1½ tbsp20 gCanola oil
  • 1 tbsp6 gCurry powder
  • 2 tsp12 gFish sauce
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper

Steps

  1. Prepare first: cube the potatoes, slice the mushrooms, chop the onion and cilantro, mince the garlic and grate the ginger. Set aside a quarter of the mushrooms for the topping.
  2. Heat half the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the reserved quarter of the mushrooms and cook undisturbed 3 minutes, then stir and cook until browned, about 3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.
  3. Lower the heat to medium and add the remaining half of the canola oil. Add the onion and the remaining three-quarters of the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until softened and the liquid has cooked off, about 8 minutes.
  4. Stir in the garlic, ginger and curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  5. Add the potatoes, chicken broth and three-quarters of the coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until the potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes.
  6. Remove from the heat and blend with an immersion blender until smooth (or blend in batches in a blender, venting the lid).
  7. Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice and salt.
  8. Ladle into bowls, drizzle with the remaining quarter of the coconut milk, and top with the browned mushrooms, cilantro and red pepper flakes.

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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