Tom Kha Gai (Thai coconut chicken soup)

Name: Tom Kha Gai (Thai coconut chicken soup)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 sticks lemongrass; 4 tbsp fish sauce; 2 chicken breasts; 1 tbsp ginger; 1 kaffir lime leaf (Thai-Kit); ½ bunch coriander; 1 lime; 1 red chilli; 70 g shiitake mushrooms; salt and pepper to taste; 5 dl coconut milk

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Soup

5 dl coconut milk

5 dl water

4 tbsp fish sauce

2 sticks lemongrass, crushed

1 red chilli, deseeded, cut into rings

1 kaffir lime leaf (Thai-Kit), crushed

1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped

Chicken

2 chicken breasts (approx. 120 g each)

To serve

70 g shiitake mushrooms, halved

salt and pepper to taste

½ bunch coriander, torn

1 lime, cut into segments

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How it's done

Soup

Bring the coconut milk and water to the boil in a pan. Add the lemongrass and all the other ingredients up to and including the ginger. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins. over a low heat.

Chicken

Add the chicken, cover and allow to infuse for approx. 10 mins., remove the chicken and pull away the meat.

To serve

Put the mushrooms and the pulled chicken to the soup, simmer for approx. 5 mins. Remove the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf, season the soup. Sprinkle with the coriander, serve with the lime.

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