Recipes · Thai · Soups and Broths
Chim Chum (Isaan Herbal Hot Pot)
One serving has 244 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (66%), niacin (66%), pyridoxine (64%), vitamin K (51%), phosphorus (45%) and manganese (41%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (645 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: fish, poultry
Ingredients
- 150 g Chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, raw
- 400 g Water
- 10 g Lemongrass, raw
- 8 g Ginger, fresh
- 2 g Lemon zest
- 50 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 8 g Lime juice
- 3 g Chilies, dried red
- 5 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Toast the raw rice in a dry pan until deep golden and fragrant, then grind to a coarse powder for the dipping sauce (khao khua).
- Bring the water to a boil with the lemongrass, ginger and lime zest, a stand-in for makrut lime leaves.
- Add the chicken and simmer 12-15 minutes until cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
- Add the cabbage and simmer 3-4 minutes more until just tender, and season the broth with a little of the fish sauce and the salt.
- Mix the remaining fish sauce, lime juice, dried chili and toasted rice powder into a jaew dipping sauce.
- Ladle the chicken, vegetables and broth into a bowl and serve with the jaew dipping sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 244 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 14.2 g | |
| Water | 589 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.6 g | 9% |
| Protein | 31.6 g | 66% |
| Tryptophan | 0.35 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.86 g | |
| Cystine | 0.36 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.91 g | |
| Fat | 6.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.3 g | |
| Saturated | 1.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 141 mg | |
| Calcium | 60.4 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 72.8 mg | 23% |
| Manganese | 0.74 mg | 41% |
| Phosphorus | 316 mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 651 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 36.2 µg | 66% |
| Sodium | 994 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.9 mg | 36% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.38 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.3 mg | 66% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.23 mg | 5% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 54.1 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.95 µg | 40% |
| Choline | 92.5 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 53.3 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 24.9 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.5 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.49 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 45.7 µg | 51% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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