Tom Kha Gai chicken soup

2 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 30 mins
Rate this recipe
A traditional creamy chicken and coconut soup.

By Food24 January 22 2014
Recipe Disclaimer
Tap for method
Tap for method

Ingredients (15)

750 ml stock — chicken
1 chicken breast fillets — on the bone
5 galangal — or fresh ginger, sliced
1 garlic — large cloves, chopped
fresh coriander — bruised
4 lime leaves — kaffir
2 spring onions — finely sliced
2 tomatoes — deseeded
1 coconut milk — tinned
125 g button mushrooms — quartered
lime — zest and juice
3-4 Tbs fish sauce
1 Tbs red chilli — pasta
2 green chillies — deseeded, finely chopped
fresh coriander — handful, chopped
Tap for ingredients
Tap for ingredients

Method:

Bring the stock to the boil and poach the chicken for 15 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.

Add the galangal, garlic, coriander, lime leaves, lemongrass, spring onions and tomato. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, remove the chicken off the bone and discard the skin. Shred the chicken.

Add the coconut milk, mushrooms, lime juice, fish sauce, chilli and the chicken and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Season to taste with more fish sauce or lime and add coriander just before serving.

Recipe reprinted with permission of BitsofCarey. To see more recipes, click here.



New recipes on Food24

Next Post

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Food24 Team Loves

Newsletter

Get weekly access to our best recipes, tips and tricks

Sign Up

Login to your account below

Fill the forms below to register

Subscribe to Newsletter

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Recipe Disclaimer

All recipe content is the responsibility of the party from whom such content originated. You agree that you use the content on Food24 at your own risk. Please read our editorial policy.