Tom Kha Gai Recipe

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?Tom Kha Gai is a Thai soup made with coconut milk, chicken, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass. It is typically served with rice.

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time40 mins
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 2 Boneless chicken breast - cut up bit sized
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 3 Stalks of lemon grass cut up into 2" pieces and separated
 6 Pieces of dried galangal
 1 cn Coconut milk
 2 tb Sugar
 2 ts Salt
 1 ts Dried crushed red chilis - (optional)
 7 c -Water


1

Place the chicken, lemon grass and galangal in a soup pot. Add the water and cook over medium for about 30 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. You may need to adjust the salt, sugar and water as I find the taste varies with the brand of coconut milk used. Serve with extra chilis and white rice.

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Ingredients

 2 Boneless chicken breast - cut up bit sized
-TO
 3 Stalks of lemon grass cut up into 2" pieces and separated
 6 Pieces of dried galangal
 1 cn Coconut milk
 2 tb Sugar
 2 ts Salt
 1 ts Dried crushed red chilis - (optional)
 7 c -Water

Directions

1

Place the chicken, lemon grass and galangal in a soup pot. Add the water and cook over medium for about 30 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. You may need to adjust the salt, sugar and water as I find the taste varies with the brand of coconut milk used. Serve with extra chilis and white rice.

Tom Kha Gai Recipe

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