Tom Kha Gai

 

Thai Coconut Chicken Soup ( Tom Kha Gai )

Tom Kha Gai (ต้มข่าไก่) is a popular Thai soup, that's eaten more like a curry. The base of the dish is coconut milk, so it's creamy and rich. It's not known as being a spicy Thai dish, but it's still full of delicious and well balanced flavor.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Thai
Calories: 423
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 9.5 Oz Chicken breast
  • 6.7 Oz Coconut milk
  • 13.5 Oz Water
  • 1.4 Oz Shallots Cut into wedges
  • 1.8 Oz Lemon grass 1 Stalk - White part only, chopped
  • 0.03 Oz Kaffir Lime Leaf Torn (~5 Leaves)
  • 0.4 Oz Galangal thinly sliced
  • 0.6 Oz Culantro chopped
  • 0.6 Oz Cilantro chopped
  • 0.6 Oz Red chilis chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Tamarind paste
  • 1/2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1 tsp Sugar

Method
 

  1. Add water, lemongrass, galangal and Shallots into a pot and bring it to boil
  2. Add chicken and boil it on medium heat for a few minutes, skim off scum, until the chicken is cooked through
  3. Add coconut milk, kaffir lime leaf, red chilis  and boil for a couple more minutes.
  4. Turn off the heat and add tamarin paste, lime juice, fish sauce and sugar to taste. 
  5. Add chopped cilantro and culantro before serving.
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