Tom Kha Gai

Name: Tom Kha Gai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 500 g boneless chicken thigh (sliced thin); 800 ml coconut milk; 300 ml chicken stock; 3 stalks lemongrass (bruised and cut into 5cm lengths); 6 slices galangal (not ginger — galangal gives the soup its perfume); 6 leaves kaffir lime leaves (torn); 150 g straw mushrooms (halved); 5 pcs Thai chillies (lightly bruised); 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; cilantro leaves (for garnish, a handful)

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A creamy, fragrant coconut soup with chicken, galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf — gentler and sweeter than its cousin tom yum. A northern and central Thai home-cooking staple.

Servings4 SERVINGS

Ingredients

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boneless chicken thigh · sliced thin500gcoconut milk800mlchicken stock300mllemongrass · bruised and cut into 5cm lengths3galangal · not ginger — galangal gives the soup its perfume6kaffir lime leaves · torn6straw mushrooms · halved150gThai chillies · lightly bruised5fish sauce3tbsplime juice3tbspcilantro leaves · for garnish, a handfultotaste

Method

Simmer the aromatics

Bring the stock to a gentle boil with the lemongrass, galangal and half the kaffir lime leaves, and simmer for ten minutes to infuse.

10 min

Add coconut milk and chicken

Pour in the coconut milk, bring back to a gentle simmer, then add the chicken slices and cook for six minutes until just cooked through.

Keep the heat gentle once coconut milk is in — a hard boil can make it split and look grainy.

6 min

Add mushrooms and chilli

Stir in the mushrooms, bruised chillies and remaining kaffir lime leaves, and simmer for three more minutes.

3 min

Season off the heat

Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the fish sauce and lime juice, tasting for a balance of salty, sour and creamy.

For a vegetarian version, swap chicken for firm tofu and mushrooms, and replace fish sauce with soy sauce and extra lime.

Serve

Ladle into bowls, scatter with cilantro, and serve with steamed jasmine rice.

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Tom Kha Gai

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