Saturday, December 17, 2011

Thai Dumpling Soup

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 stalks celery, sliced
  • 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus more to taste
  • 4 ounces green beans, roughly chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 pound frozen Asian-style dumplings or pot stickers
  • Juice of 1 lime, plus lime wedges for serving
  • Kosher salt
  • Sliced scallions, for topping

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the celery, mushrooms and curry powder; cook, stirring, until the curry powder is toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth, coconut milk, 1 tablespoon fish sauce and 1 cup water and bring to asimmer.

Add the green beans and bell pepper to the pot, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until the vegetables are crisp-tender,about 3 minutes. Add the dumplings and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the lime juice. Season the soup with salt and add more fish sauce to taste, if desired. Top with sliced scallions and serve with lime wedges.