Tom Kha Gai

Name: Tom Kha Gai
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 ml chicken stock; 1 can (400 ml) coconut milk; 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised and cut; 6 slices galangal (or ginger); 4 kaffir lime leaves; 400 g chicken breast, sliced; 200 g mushrooms, halved; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice

Coconut galangal soup, sour and fragrant.

Total: 30 min
Active: 20 min
Serves: 4
Cuisine: thai

Servings4

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Ingredients

Steps

Simmer the stock with the lemongrass, galangal, and lime leaves for 10 minutes to build the aromatics.
Add the coconut milk and bring back to a gentle simmer — never a hard boil.
Slide in the chicken and mushrooms and cook 6–8 minutes until done.
Turn off the heat and season with fish sauce and lime juice, tasting until it's salty and sour in equal measure.
Serve with cilantro and chilies.