Thai Shrimp Soup is a little bit exotic, a little bit spicy, and a lot fun–with carrot strings and rice noodles to add nutrition and please the kids.
Today’s Thai Shrimp Soup (aka Thai Noodle Soup) is tasty and fun. And it’s also healthy–in part due to one of the cooking adages I live by, Add-a-Veggie!
You see, US diets are likely to be lacking in vegetables, so I often ask if there is something I can add to a dish I’m cooking. All while keeping (or improving) the character of the dish of course.
In this case I tossed in some julienned carrots. The change was especially easy since I bought them precut! When cooked in the soup, the long carrot strands become almost noodle-like. (Not that I’d ever try to fool my kids, ahem.)
Thai Shrimp Soup was the hit my Christmas Eve party, nearly a decade ago, with everyone going back for seconds. And the kids loved it for a simple lunch or dinner. But somehow it fell off the radar.
Here’s to a welcome re-discovery! Read more
