Tom Kha Soup
Tom Kha Soup

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Tom kha kai, tom kha gai, or Thai coconut soup (Thai: ต้มข่าไก่, pronounced [tôm kʰàː kàj]; Lao: ຕົ້ມຂ່າໄກ່, pronounced [tôm kʰāː kāj]; lit. 'chicken galangal soup') is a spicy and sour hot soup with coconut milk in Thai cuisine. Authentic Tom Kha Gai - a simple delicious recipe for one of Thailand's most popular soups! This authentic recipe for Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup) is full of amazing flavor and can be made. How would you rate Tom Kha Gai (Chicken Coconut Soup)? your viewers are correct.

Tom Kha Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Tom Kha Soup is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have tom kha soup using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tom Kha Soup:
  1. Take 6 cloves Garlic
  2. Make ready Shallots
  3. Get 5 Tbs Lime juice or 1 lime
  4. Take Chilis
  5. Prepare 3 chicken breasts or thighs cut into thin slices. Can sub shrimp
  6. Get 4 cups quality chicken stock
  7. Get 2 Tbs Coconut oil or vegetable oil
  8. Take 3 Tbs Brown sugar or coconut aminos
  9. Get Salt to season chicken
  10. Prepare 4 cups full fat coconut milk
  11. Make ready 3 Tbs Red curry paste
  12. Prepare 2 Tbs Fish sauce
  13. Prepare Low sodium soy sauce (add last and only if needed)
  14. Make ready 2-3 Tbs Garlic red chili sauce or red pepper flakes
  15. Get Mushrooms 2 8 oz packs
  16. Take Ginger 4, one inch pieces peeled
  17. Get 3 Lemon grass stalks, pound and cut in half
  18. Prepare 1 bushel Cilantro
  19. Get 2 bushels green onion

Tom Kha Soup - the EASIEST recipe for Tom Kha Gai or Thai coconut chicken soup with chicken, mushroom and coconut milk, and even better than restauarants. An easy, dairy-free, lightened up version of Thai coconut soup made with coconut milk, ginger, spices and veggies. Tom means soup, Kha means "galangal", a type of aromatic root vegetable. Galangal looks similar with ginger, but the aroma is completely different.

Steps to make Tom Kha Soup:
  1. Cut chicken into thin pieces about 1 inch in size. Season and set aside.
  2. In a medium frying pan heat oil and cook shallots, garlic, tomatoes and chilis until shallots are soft and add to the pan below only once the chicken is done browning.
  3. Over medium heat oil in a larger pot or skillet (keep in my you're going to be adding 8 cups of liquid to this pan). Add chicken and brown on either side for 1 minutes or so. You don't want to over cook the chicken at this time as it's going to continue to cook in the soup. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
  4. Add chicken stock, lemongrass, red curry paste, and ginger to the chicken pot above and let simmer for 40 minutes.
  5. Then add the chicken back in and sliced mushrooms, garlic chili sauce, and coconutmilk to the pot. You can also add in other veggies at this time if you want to add more. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  6. Add the lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar and soy sauce if you choose to use soy sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  7. Ladle into bowls and top with chopped green onions and cilantro.

Tom means soup, Kha means "galangal", a type of aromatic root vegetable. Galangal looks similar with ginger, but the aroma is completely different. Ginger is more spicy, pungent than galangal. This soup keeps beautifully, and will taste even better the next day after the flavors mingle overnight. Tom Kha Soup is an authentic Thai soup made with fragrant herbs, spices and coconut milk.

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