🍜 Khao Piak Sen

Name: Khao Piak Sen
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 600 g chicken thighs or legs; 250 g thick fresh rice noodles; 40 g galangal, sliced; 2 l water; 1 small bunch dill, chopped; 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped; 2 limes, cut into wedges; Salt to taste

Origin: Laos

360kcal

per serving · 450 g

80kcal

per 100 g

22 gProtein5 g / 100 g

9 gFat2 g / 100 g

54 gCarbs12 g / 100 g

Khao piak sen is a Lao chicken noodle soup with thick, slightly chewy rice noodles cooked directly in a broth flavoured with galangal. The noodles release starch, giving the soup a silky body. It is topped with shredded chicken, fresh dill and cilantro and served with lime wedges and chili on the side.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken

Not keto12 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Fish

What it is made of

rice noodleschickengalangaldillcilantrolime

Recipe

4 servings70 min

Ingredients

600 g chicken thighs or legs
250 g thick fresh rice noodles
40 g galangal, sliced
2 l water
1 small bunch dill, chopped
1 small bunch cilantro, chopped
2 limes, cut into wedges
Salt to taste

Method

Simmer the chicken and galangal in the water for about 40 minutes.
Remove the chicken, shred the meat and discard the bones.
Season the broth with salt and bring it back to a boil.
Add the rice noodles and cook until tender and the broth thickens slightly.
Serve topped with chicken, dill and cilantro, with lime on the side.

How to make it lighter

Use skinless chicken breast for a leaner bowl.
Skim the fat from the broth before adding the noodles.
Add extra greens such as bean sprouts or bok choy for volume.

History

Khao piak sen is a staple of Lao home cooking and street food, commonly eaten for breakfast. It is found throughout Laos and in Lao communities abroad.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →