Tom Kha Gai

Name: Tom Kha Gai
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400 g boneless chicken thighs, thinly sliced; 400 ml coconut milk; 400 ml chicken stock; 40 g galangal, thinly sliced; 2 stalks lemongrass; 5 makrut lime leaves; 150 g oyster or button mushrooms, sliced; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp palm sugar; 3 tbsp lime juice; 2 bird's eye chillies, lightly crushed; 2 tbsp coriander leaves

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Prep10 min

Cook18 min

Total28 min

The Thai chicken and coconut soup — tender chicken simmered in coconut milk infused with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves, balanced sour, salty and gently hot rather than fiery.

Ingredients

Serves:4

400 g boneless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
400 ml coconut milk
400 ml chicken stock
40 g galangal, thinly sliced
2 stalks lemongrass
5 makrut lime leaves
150 g oyster or button mushrooms, sliced
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp palm sugar
3 tbsp lime juice
2 bird's eye chillies, lightly crushed
2 tbsp coriander leaves

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

723kcal · per serving

61.3g

Protein

28.6g

Carbs

44.1g

Fat

Recipe total: 2893 kcal · P 245g · C 114.3g · F 176.5g

Estimated from 12 of 12 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Bruise the lemongrass and cut it into 4 cm lengths; tear the lime leaves, removing the central vein.
2
Bring the stock and coconut milk to a gentle simmer with the galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves and infuse for 5 minutes — don't let it boil hard, or the coconut milk splits.
3
Add the chicken and mushrooms and simmer gently for 8–10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
4
Stir in the fish sauce and palm sugar.
5
Take off the heat and add the lime juice and chillies.
6
Taste — the sour and salty should balance the richness of the coconut — and serve topped with the coriander. The galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves stay in for aroma but are not eaten.

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Questions and answers

How long does Tom Kha Gai take to make?

About 28 minutes: 10 min prep and 18 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Tom Kha Gai?

12 ingredients: boneless chicken thighs, coconut milk, chicken stock, galangal, lemongrass, makrut lime leaves, oyster or button mushrooms, fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice, bird's eye chillies, coriander leaves.

How many servings does this Tom Kha Gai recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Tom Kha Gai?

About 723 kcal, with 61.3 g protein, 28.6 g carbohydrate and 44.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Tom Kha Gai recipe suit?

It is dairy-free.

What cuisine is Tom Kha Gai?

Tom Kha Gai comes from Thai cuisine.

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