Thom Kah Gai

We learnt this recipe at a cooking class at our favorite local Thai restaurant, Laos Thai Market. It is wonderful and so easy. Also, the perfect food when you feel a cold/congestion coming on.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3  cups  chicken stock
• 3  tablespoons  chili paste with soybean oil
• 2  tablespoons thin soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon paprika
• 1  can  straw mushroom
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon msg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon tamarind soup mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken
• 1⁄2 cup coconut milk
• 1 -2  kaffir lime leaf
• 1  leaf lemongrass
• 1⁄2 cup cilantro, just before serving

Directions

1. Cut chicken into thin strips and boil in chicken stock with chili paste and thin soy sauce for to 2 to 3 minutes until the chicken turns white.
2. Add coconut milk and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat.
4. Add remaining ingredients.
5. Simmer until the chicken is done, 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro and serve steaming hot.