Tom Kha Gai Soup Recipe
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Tom Kha Gai Soup Recipe
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Tom Kha Gai soup is a delicious coconut based soup with chicken, thai ginger and lemongrass as main ingredients. The aromatic soup will give you comfort and turn you into a new fan!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut milk = 1 can
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 lemongrass stalk *see Notes
- 3 kaffir lime leaves *see Notes
- 1 ½ inch galangal aka Thai Ginger, *see Notes
- 2 Teaspoon palm sugar or normal sugar
- ½ Breast chicken boneless cut into bite-sized pieces
- 4-5 large mushrooms sliced
- 1-3 chili peppers dried or fresh, Thai Chili preferably
- 2 Tablespoon fish sauce
- Juice of one lime
- salt to taste
- 1 medium tomato diced, optional
- Cilantro Fresh aka fresh Coriander chopped
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Instructions
- First, infuse the coconut milk by placing the milk into a pan with the broth. Simmer on a low-heat setting. High heat curdles the coconut milk, so keep it on a low heat at all time.
- In the meanwhile, prepare your rinsed lemongrass by removing the outer fibrous stalk layer and cutting the white, tender lemongrass stalk into thicker pieces.
- Lightly crush the lime leaves and peel and cut the Thai galangal into smaller strips.
- Place the lemongrass, lime leaves, the cut galangal pieces with the palm sugar into the slow simmering coconut milk.
- Let it simmer on low heat for 5 minutes approximately so that the milk takes up the aroma.
- Then add the cut chicken with sliced mushroom pieces to the simmering coconut milk.
- Let it simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Once the chicken and mushrooms are cooked, add the chili pieces, fish sauce, and lime juice and cook for another minute or two on a low-heat setting.
- Taste with salt if necessary.
- Just before serving, take out the whole spices and flavor givers. This includes the lemongrass pieces, the galangal pieces, and lime leaves.
- Stir in the fresh tomato pieces and the chopped cilantro.
- Serve hot!
Notes
- 2 cups coconut milk = 1 can
- Try to get Kaffir Lime leaves or Kaffir lime fruit rind. Otherwise, substitute with regular untreated (no pesticides) lime leaves or lime fruit.
- Use only the white bottom part of the lemongrass. The green leave is fibrous and not suited.
- If you can't get galangal just leave it out of the soup. Don't use regular ginger, the soup would turn out differently and it wouldn't suit the flavors.
- You can also get a set of fresh Thai ingredients which includes galangal, Thai chilies, kaffir limes and lemongrass.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
343g
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
2159mg
(90%)
Potassium
458mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
410IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
93mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 343g | |
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 2159mg | 90% |
| Potassium | 458mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 410IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 93mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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