Tom Kha Gai
Tom Kha Gai or Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken. Making Thai soup is actually really easy! All the classic flavors that make Thai soup so delicious like coconut milk, lemongrass and ginger in an easy to make (and quick) recipe. You should be able to find all the ingredients at your local grocery store. Perfect for cold fall and winter nights.
INGREDIENTS:
60 g Chicken, sliced
2-3 Oyster Mushrooms, cut into quarters
1-2 stalks Lemongrass, cut in 1″inch lengths at an angle crushed
3-5 Galangal, finely sliced
1-2 Kaffir leaves, torn
1 root Coriander root, crushed
½ t Bird’s eye chilies, finely sliced
1 Clove Shallot
1/3 onion cut into cubes
1 C Coconut milk
1/2 C Coconut cream
1/2 lime Lime juice
1 t Fish sauce
1 t Sugar
Garnish ; coriander and spring onion sliced into 1/2 inch.
PREPARATION:
1. Heat coconut milk. After foaming hot, add galangal, lemongrass, coriander root, shallot, chili and kaffir leaves. Simmer for 5 minutes until it fragrance.
2. Add chicken and onion cook until nearly cooked.
3. Add coconut cream and bring to a boil.
4. Add the sliced mushrooms
5. Season with sugar and fish sauce, turn off the heat and add lime juice.
6. Transfer Tom Kha Gai to the serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leave, spring onion and drops of chili oil.
