JCELLISON2002 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I made the Thai Coconut soup today & it smelled wonderful, but tasted so bitter! I'm not sure what went wrong. My only substitution was dried lemongrass leaves instead of lemongrass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted October 17, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 17, 2016 Which thai coconut soup did you make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCELLISON2002 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 The one in the Whole 30 book. I didn't zest the limes, I just halved them & dropped them in. I also used mostly chicken broth. I was a little short, so I made it up with vegetable broth. Maybe the red pepper or parsnip was bad. Who knows? I'm just going to try it again tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted October 17, 2016 Administrators Share Posted October 17, 2016 I would guess it's the pith from the limes. I would zest the limes and then juice them if you like it extra limey. But don't throw a whole lime in....pith is bitter. My favorite Tom Kha Gai (thai coconut soup) is this recipe from Food Renegade: http://www.foodrenegade.com/tom-kha-gai-thai-coconut-soup/ - it's Whole30 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCELLISON2002 Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Thanks! That recipe looks much more simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picklemeatball Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I made the same Thai Coconut soup last night and it turned out bitter for us as well. I suspected it was from the halved limes. Thanks for posting those tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy_B Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I made the soup tonight and it also came out so bitter. A bit disappointed. Perhaps I will try again and just juice the limes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slc_melissa Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 If you used the entire lime instead of just the zest or juice, the white pith is quite bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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