Chicken Soup with Galangal(Tom Kha Gai)

Chicken soup with Galangal (serves 6)

"Tom Kha Gai" is one of the most popular thai dish among Thai people and tourist. This wholesome chicken soup has the refreshing taste of lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and unique flavor of galangal. 

Ingredients

500g Chicken breast, skinned and diced

250ml water

1litre Coconut milk

200g Mushroom

1knob Fresh Galangal (1cm), peeled and finely sliced

2stalks Lemongrass, tough outer leaves removed, ends trimmed and cut into short lengths

2 springs Coriander, leaves and roots separated and chopped

3-5 Kaffir Lime leaves

10g Salt

11g chicken stock powder

3 Hot Chillies, Bashed

50g Lime Juice

2tbsp Fish sauce

Direction

Boil water in a pot with half of coconut milk. Add Galangal, Lemon grass, Salt, Chicken Soup powder and coriander roots.Cook until fragrant.

Add chicken and Mushroom. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

Put in remaining coconut milk, stir and turn up heat. After soup return boil immediately add kaffir lime leaves, Hot Chilli. Remove from heat.

Season with fish sauce and lime juice. Ladle soup into individual serving bowls. Sprinkle with coriander leaves. Serve hot.

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