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Healing Coconut Soup

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil (sub olive or canola if your family has a seed allergy)
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup chicken stock (you can use two cans of coconut milk instead if you don't have stock on hand)
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 pound chicken breasts or pork tenderloin, cubed
  • 2 large handfuls of spinach
  • 1 cup jasmine or basmati rice, prepared per package instructions

Instructions

  • Place large saucepan on the stove, add oil and turn heat to medium.
  • Add garlic and saute until fragrant but before it starts to brown.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste and red pepper flakes; stir to combine.
  • Pour in chicken stock, then coconut milk and stir.
  • Bring to a gentle boil, then add cubed chicken or pork.
  • Bring back to a gentle boil, then lower heat to medium low and simmer to poach the meat for about 10 minutes or until it is cooked through and a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees
  • Add spinach and allow it to cook down into the soup.
  • Serve with white rice and extra red pepper flakes for heat and salt and pepper to taste.