Spicy Noodle Soup - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Name: Spicy Noodle Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: PCOS-Friendly
Ingredients: 11/2 teaspoons blacan (shrimp paste); 2 thick or 3 thin stalks fresh lemongrass; 11/2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh or frozen galangal; 1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh or frozen turmeric or 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 medium onion, chopped; 6 fresh hot red chiles (such as Thai or serrano), seeded if desired and chopped; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 5 candlenuts (do not eat raw) or macadamia nuts, chopped; 2 tablespoons water; 6 fried bean-curd puffs; 2 chicken breast halves with skin and bones; 31/2 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade); 6 oz fresh bean sprouts (21/2 cups), threadlike tails discarded; 1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil; 14-oz can well-shaken unsweetened coconut milk; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 lb medium shrimp, shelled and deveined; 1 lb fresh round (not flat) rice noodles or wheat noodles or 1/2 lb dried egg noodles; Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

Servings: 4

Breakfast

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories

0g Protein

0g Carbs

0g Fat

(Tony Tan's Laksa Lemak)

Ingredients

11/2 teaspoons blacan (shrimp paste)
2 thick or 3 thin stalks fresh lemongrass
11/2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh or frozen galangal
1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon chopped peeled fresh or frozen turmeric or 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 medium onion, chopped
6 fresh hot red chiles (such as Thai or serrano), seeded if desired and chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
5 candlenuts (do not eat raw) or macadamia nuts, chopped
2 tablespoons water
6 fried bean-curd puffs
2 chicken breast halves with skin and bones
31/2 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade)
6 oz fresh bean sprouts (21/2 cups), threadlike tails discarded
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
14-oz can well-shaken unsweetened coconut milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 lb medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 lb fresh round (not flat) rice noodles or wheat noodles or 1/2 lb dried egg noodles
Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 °F.
Wrap blacan tightly in a piece of foil and roast in middle of oven 10 minutes. Unwrap and cool. Discard tough outer leaves of lemongrass and trim root ends. Thinly slice lower 6 inches of stalks. Fold upper stalks into thirds and tie into a bundle with kitchen string. In 2 batches, purée blacan, sliced lemongrass, and remaining spice paste ingredients in a mini food processor until almost smooth.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Lemon, Nuts.

Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...

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