# Khao Poon

Khao Poon is a Lao red curry noodle soup that’s creamy, fragrant and full of fresh veggies and herbs.

- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken breasts, thighs or drumsticks
- galangal
- lemongrass
- garlic
- shallot
- red curry paste
- sweet thai noodle sauce
- coconut milk
- dessert coconut milk
- bamboo
- quail eggs
- cabbage
- bean sprouts
- long (green) beans
- green onions
- cilantro
- mint
- lime
- water
- fish sauce
- sugar
- Guilin rice vermicelli

## Instructions

1. Boil chicken in water.
2. Add galangal and lemongrass to the boiling chicken.
3. Skim off the impurities from the broth.
4. Shred cooked chicken.
5. Cook rice vermicelli noodles according to package directions and drain.
6. Sauté minced garlic and shallots in oil.
7. Add red curry paste and sweet Thai noodle sauce to the pan.
8. Add shredded chicken to the curry paste mixture.
9. Pour in coconut milk and coconut cream.
10. Add kaffir lime leaves.
11. Add chicken broth, fish sauce, and sugar.
12. Stir the curry mixture until well combined.
13. Add bamboo shoots and quail eggs to the curry.
14. Place rice vermicelli noodles in a bowl.
15. Pour the curry soup over the noodles.
16. Top with red cabbage.
17. Add bean sprouts.
18. Add chopped green beans.
19. Add green onions.
20. Add cilantro.
21. Add mint.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- strainer
- ladle
- bowl

## Tips

- Prepping all of the toppings takes the longest but it’s easy & so worth it!
- Bamboo and quail eggs are a must.
- Top with red cabbage, bean sprouts, chopped green beans, green onions, cilantro, mint, and a squeeze of fresh lime.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1By5bVCn5e/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/220e9c55-2ec0-45bf-8b71-4d71340b6ced
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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