Red Chicken Soup
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Cuisine: Asian Fusion
 
A nourishing red chicken soup with bold flavours of sweet, savoury and sour!
Ingredients
  • 1 medium (approximately 3lb/ 1.5kg) chicken, cleaned (trussing optional but recommended)
  • 1 red onion, cut into wedges
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • ½ medium red cabbage, core removed, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 large carrots, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • Enough water to cover
  • 1 tsp white peppercorns (omit for strict AIP)
  • Fish sauce, to taste
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 - 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 lime
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • ½ pineapple, cut into small chunks
  • 1 - 2 spring onions, finely sliced
Instructions
  1. USING THE INSTANT POT
  2. Place the carrots at the bottom of the inner pot
  3. Place the chicken, red onion, garlic cloves, red cabbage, whole peppercorns (if using) into the inner pot
  4. Top up the pot with enough water to cover everything
  5. Seal the lid and set the valve to 'sealing'
  6. Set the Instant Pot to 'soup' setting for 25 - 30 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken
  7. Once the Instant Pot beeps, allow it to cool for 10 minutes before releasing the pressure
  8. Remove about ½ cup of broth and pour the broth over the tamarind paste in a bowl (omit this step if you are using scoopable tamarind paste)
  9. Remove the whole cooked chicken and shred the meat with 2 forks and return the meat to the pot of soup
  10. Once the tamarind paste mixture is cool enough to handle, knead with your hand until a thickened paste is formed. Squeeze gently and remove the pods
  11. Stir in the ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and tamarind paste mixture
  12. Add in the pineapple chunks and stir gently to combine
  13. Squeeze in half a lime and cut the other half into 4 wedges
  14. Select the 'Saute' setting and bring the broth to a simmer
  15. Allow to simmer for about 5 - 10 minutes
  16. Season to taste with fish sauce and sea salt
  17. Garnish with spring onions and a wedge of lime
Recipe by Provincial Paleo at http://www.provincialpaleo.com/red-chicken-soup-instant-pot-recipe/