Name: Thai Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Gai)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 stalks lemongrass, use lower 1/2, peel off outer leaves, cut in 1/2-inch slices; 3 -4 garlic cloves, rough chop; 4 inches ginger, sliced; 1 quart chicken broth; 2 1/2 lbs chicken thighs, cut in bite-sized pieces (skinless & boneless); 12 ounces mushrooms, quartered; 1 red onion, sliced with grain; 1/2 bunch cilantro, rough chop; 2 limes, juice of; 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk; 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can light coconut milk; 2 teaspoons red curry paste; 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 jalapeno chile, for garnish

Recipe by lecole54

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I was looking for a version of this soup that didn't call for either kaffir lime leaves or galangal -- neither of which are available in the small town where I live. I think this version is exquisite, and my husband's comment was, "Can we have this *every* night?!" Found the recipe on my roku, of all places!

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ingredients

3 stalks lemongrass, use lower 1/2, peel off outer leaves, cut in 1/2-inch slices
3 -4 garlic cloves, rough chop
4 inches ginger, sliced
1 quart chicken broth
2 ¹⁄₂ lbs chicken thighs, cut in bite-sized pieces (skinless & boneless)
12 ounces mushrooms, quartered
1 red onion, sliced with grain
¹⁄₂ bunch cilantro, rough chop
2 limes, juice of
1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
1 (13 1/2 ounce) can light coconut milk
2 teaspoons red curry paste
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 jalapeno chile, for garnish

directions

Put lemon grass, garlic, and ginger in pot with chicken broth. Simmer on low heat for ½ hour, then strain into soup.
In a little vegetable oil, cook thighs in their own juices for about 5 minutes.
Add mushroom and cook 5 more minutes.
Add curry paste, fish sauce and lime juice, and stir. Pour in the strained stock, add the coconut milk and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Add onions and simmer 5 more minutes.
Turn off heat and add the chopped cilantro. Stir.
Serve with lime pieces, more cilantro, and sliced jalapeno on the table for diners to add.

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"I was looking for a version of this soup that didn't call for either kaffir lime leaves or galangal -- neither of which are available in the small town where I live. I think this version is exquisite, and my husband's comment was, "Can we have this *every* night?!" Found the recipe on my roku, of all places!"

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creation by lecole54

1/13/2013

I was looking for a version of this soup that didn't call for either kaffir lime leaves or galangal -- neither of which are available in the small town where I live. I think this version is exquisite, and my husband's comment was, "Can we have this *every* night?!" Found the recipe on my roku, of all places!