Thursday, September 21, 2006

Thai Beef Noodle Soup

oh wow, this soup gets a 10 out of 10!! we just had it for dinner and it's the yummiest thing ever. it tastes just like a thai restaraunt. we substituted chicken for beef of course....

Ingredients:
8 oz rice noodles
6 oz beef tenderloin (or some chicken)
4 whole scallions (i used green onions)
6 thin slices fresh gingeroot
6 cups beef or chicken stock (i made my own with 6 cups water and 6 buillon cubes)
1/4 cup fish sauce or soy sauce (i used soy sauce)
1 presliced medium onion ( i forgot to put hte onion in and it was still really good)
2 limes
12 basil leaves
12 mint sprigs



1. in medium bowl soak rice noodles in warm water covered, for 10 minutes until soft and pliable
2. slice chicken or beef across the grain into thin slices. finely chop the scallions and cut the gingeroot into julienne strips.
3. in a large saucepan, combing 6 cups chicken stock, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, meat, and onion. cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat
4. boil till chicken is done
5. drain the softened rice noodles, add to soup. simmer for 5 minutes till noodles are done
6. slice limes into wedges, place the basil leaves on top of each other in a stack, roll the stack up, and with scissors, cut the roll into thin slices
7. ladle soup into bowls, garnish with limes (squeeze the juice into the so up-it's so good!) add basil and mint leaves to soup. enjoy!

the best part is that i used mint and basil that i grew in my pathetic garden! i used all the mint i had and most of the basil. sad. but those are some of hte best parts. i added probably 2 tablespoons of mint and 2 tablespoons of basil leaves to the top of the soup, plus squeezed 2 lime wedges juice into the soup. it really gives it great flavor! we had some corn bread along with this meal b/c i didn't knwo what else to serve and a salad. we both really enjoyed it! it is good enough to be worth buying fresh basil and mint from the grocery store for!

i don't knwo if you like thai food, but this tastes really authentic to me. we loved it!

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