2 tablespoons oil

3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated

3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste

8 oz. boneless chicken breast or thighs, sliced OMIT

4 cups veggie broth

1 cup water

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2/3 cup coconut milk

6 oz. dried rice vermicelli noodles

1 lime, juiced

Sliced red onion, red chilis, cilantro, scallions to garnish

In a large pot over medium heat, add the oil, garlic, ginger, and Thai red curry paste. Fry for 5 minutes, until fragrant. Add the chicken and cook for a couple minutes, just until the chicken turns opaque.

Add the chicken broth, water, fish sauce, and coconut milk. Bring to a boil. At this point, taste the broth for salt and adjust seasoning accordingly (add salt if needed, or if it’s too salty, add a bit of water). Pour the boiling soup over the dried vermicelli noodles in your serving bowls, add a squeeze of lime juice and your garnishes, and serve. The noodles will be ready to eat in a couple minutes.

(Alternatively, you can add the noodles to the boiling broth to cook them, and then divide among serving bowls).