Spiced Chicken Dumpling Soup

Name: Spiced Chicken Dumpling Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4

30 mins
medium
4

Recipe by

Saturday Kitchen

Ingredients

for the dumplings
350g/13oz chicken mince
60g/2½ oz tinned bamboo shoots, drained and finely chopped
2 tsp freshly grated root ginger
1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 tsp fish sauce
2 tbsp corn flour
for the soup
800ml/ chicken stock
350ml/12floz tinned coconut milk
2 kaffir lime leaves (or 2 pieces lime zest)
3cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
½ tsp caster sugar, or to taste
4 baby pak choi, halved lengthways.
60g/2½ oz rice noodles, soaked
To serve -
2 sliced red chillies
8 sprigs coriander leaves
2 shredded kaffir lime leaves

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Introduction

Australian by birth, Bill Granger is well known for his eclectic and simple dishes, having a string of restaurants in Australia and Japan, and has recently opened his first UK restaurant, Granger’s & Co, in Westbourne Grove, London. Dumpling soup can be a filling midweek dish to feed the whole family. Whatsmore our chicken recipe can be made in just 30 minutes. Perfect for when you want a nutritious dish that is quick and easy to make. Without needing to use the oven, you could also adapt this recipe to be cooked in a slow cooker. Discover how to cook this spiced chicken dumpling soup for a heartwarming supper.

Method

Method for dumplings

Put the chicken mince, bamboo shoots, ginger, chilli, coriander, fish sauce, cornflour and some salt and pepper into a large bowl.
Using clean hands mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
Wet your hands and roll the mixture into small balls; set aside.

Method for soup

Put the chicken stock, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves and ginger slices into a large saucepan and bring to a simmer.
Reduce the heat to low, add the dumplings and simmer gently for 5 minutes or until just cooked through.
Add the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar to taste.
Add the pak choi and rice noodles, bring back to a simmer and remove from the heat.

To serve

Ladle the soup into serving bowls, dividing the dumplings evenly.
Serve immediately, scattered with chilli slices, coriander leaves and shredded kaffir lime leaves.

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