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Tom Kha Kai Recipe

Thailand · Servings: 5

Thai Cuisine Tom kha kai (or tom kha gai) is a Thai soup with the distinct, very Thai flavor of galangal, a rhizome somewhat similar to ginger. Kha means "galangal" in Thai. This version of the soup is made with chicken (kai or gai).

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups (600 ml) coconut milk
  • 3¼ cups (775 ml) chicken stock
  • 4 stalks lemongrass, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces or split lengthwise
  • 2 x 1-inch (5 x 2.5 cm) cube galangal, sliced thin
  • 3–4 mini Thai bird chilies, finely chopped
  • 400 g chicken, cubed
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1 tomato, quartered and peeled
  • 1 cup (150 g) mushrooms, sliced
  • 1½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons cilantro

Procedure

  1. Bring stock and coconut milk to a boil.
  2. Add lemongrass, galangal, chilies, sugar, and pepper.
  3. Add onion, tomato, chicken bits, and mushrooms.
  4. Keep at a rolling boil for 4 minutes.
  5. Remove the pot from the heat.
  6. Stir in lime juice and soy sauce.
  7. Garnish with cilantro and chilies.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Tom Kha Kai, CC BY-SA 3.0.