Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)

Name: Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 cups coconut milk; 2 cups broth; 1 lb chicken; 2 stalks lemongrass; 1 tbsp ginger or galangal; 2 chiles; 1 cup mushrooms; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 limes; 1/4 cup cilantro

A fragrant Thai coconut soup with chicken, lemongrass, ginger (galangal), chile, and lime — a bowl full of immune-supporting aromatics. Soothing and bright at once.

Thai 35 min 4 servings

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Ingredients

4 srv

2 cupscoconut milk
2 cupsbroth
1 lbchicken (sliced)
2 stalkslemongrass (bruised)
1 tbspginger or galangal (sliced)
2 chiles
1 cupmushrooms
2 tbspfish sauce
2 limes (juiced)
1/4 cupcilantro

Instructions

1
Simmer the broth, coconut milk, lemongrass, ginger, and chile together for 10 minutes to infuse the aromatics.
10:00
2
Add the chicken and mushrooms and simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 8 minutes.
08:00
3
Turn off the heat and stir in the fish sauce and plenty of lime juice — adding lime off the heat keeps it bright.
4
Fish out the lemongrass stalks, finish with cilantro, and serve.

Notes

Ginger, lemongrass, chile, and garlic are the classic 'feel-better' aromatics. Lemongrass is increasingly easy to find (or grow); galangal from the Chinese market is the authentic note. Add the lime last so it stays vibrant. Photo: Adobe Stock (#392011635), licensed.

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