
How To Make Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)
Tom kha gai is a Thai soup with shredded chicken, coconut milk, mushroom, lemon grass, and herbs and spices. It’s a meal that’s both creamy and comforting.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2fresh lemongrass stalks,tough outer layers removed
- 2tbspfresh ginger,grated or finely-chopped
- ÂĽcupfresh lime juice,or 10 kaffir lime leaves
- 6cupsgood-quality chicken stock
- 4green onions,thinly-sliced with the white and parts separated
- 2cupschicken,cooked, shredded
- 8ozwhite mushrooms,or shiitake or oyster mushrooms, or a combination of desired mushrooms, sliced
- 27ozcoconut milk,can
- 2tbspfish sauce
- 3tbspcoconut sugar,to taste, or use another favorite sweetener
Instructions
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Using the back of a knife, lightly smash the lemongrass on a cutting board. Cut the lemongrass into 1-inch pieces, and add to a large stockpot.
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Add lemongrass, ginger, fresh lime juice (or kaffir lime leaves), chicken broth, and the white parts of the green onions to the stockpot, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Â
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Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain out the broth and discard the solids, then return the broth to the stockpot.
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Add cooked chicken, mushrooms, coconut milk, fish sauce, and sugar, and stir to combine. Â
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Increase heat to medium-high until it reaches a simmer, then continue cooking for 1 to 2 more minutes until the mushrooms are cooked and softened, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
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Serve immediately, garnished liberally with desired toppings and the green parts of the green onions.
Recipe Notes
Topping suggestion includes fresh cilantro, thinly-sliced Thai red chiles, fresh lime wedges, etc.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 363.67kcal
- Fat:Â 27.99g
- Saturated Fat:Â 20.21g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.03g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 4.11g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.80g
- Carbohydrates:Â 17.35g
- Fiber:Â 0.54g
- Sugar:Â 8.40g
- Protein:Â 14.37g
- Cholesterol:Â 31.65mg
- Sodium:Â 653.15mg
- Calcium:Â 39.21mg
- Potassium:Â 699.18mg
- Iron:Â 4.56mg
- Vitamin A: 20.23µg
- Vitamin C:Â 7.73mg
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