Thai Chicken and Rice Soup - Kao Tom Gai

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"A nice warming soup that spices without the use of chilies..of course, if you can't help yourself, go ahead and toss a few in! ;)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup short-grain rice
• 8 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (mixed with 1 tsp. salt)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon white pepper (or to taste)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped celery leaves
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

directions

1. In a medium size pot over low heat, simmer rice, water and salt for about an hour or so until rice is soft.
2. Marinate chicken in lime juice/salt for about 5 minutes.
3. In a skillet, heat oil and saute onion and garlic until tender; add white pepper and marinated chicken.
4. Cook, stirring for 10 minutes or so.
5. In small bowls, put 1 cup of heated rice broth and sprinkle with chicken, chopped green onion, celery leaves, and cilantro.
6. Serve.

Reviews

[ChrisMc]

Very easy to make - the rice just needs to be set up to simmer, then it's a quick stirfry and you're done. The flavor could be more intense - I served this with soy sauce and Tabasco sauce, and my fiancee and I seasoned to taste. Only small amounts of soy sauce and Tabaasco were required to enhance the flavor, but it made a big difference - I'd recommend serving the soup with those condiments or others of your choice - people who like intense flavors may want to add a little kick.

 

[17rdinan]

super good with nam prik pla :)

 

[Josh C.]

My mother makes a soup like this. She has the chicken, fried garlic in oil, and cilantro with it. Its very good to add some sriracha sauce too.

 

[Chef VIta]

Too bad I didn't have green onions, but the celery leaf and cilantro more than did that part of the job. <br/><br/>I actually boiled the chicken in the water to add extra flavor to the broth before cooking the rice in that water. I also found it to be less of a mess for me, having raw chicken pieces everywhere. I cooled the chicken, shredded it, marinated it in the lime/salt mixture and when the onions were nice and cooked, I added the chicken to the onion just to warm it up a bit. I also mixed the white pepper with the onions prior to cooking to coat it well. <br/><br/>This recipe was excellent as is. White pepper was spicy...and I loved it! Thanks for the awesome recipe!