Tom Kha Gai Coconut Soup With Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

1 can (400 grams) coconut milk

2 cups chicken breast, cut into thin strips

4 pieces Kha (galangga), soaked in warm water for 5 minutes

1 cup straw mushrooms

2-1/2 tablespoons lime juice

coriander sprigs

2 teaspoons roasted chili paste

3 tablespoons fish sauce

1 stalk lemon grass, cut into 3-4 pieces, and bruise with a flat side of a cleaver

5 chili peppers, cut lengthwise or bruised

1 teaspoon sugar

Heat half of the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low.

Add Kha, lemongrass, chicken, and fish sauce. Stir until the chicken is almost done.

Add the remaining coconut milk and 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water.

Add mushrooms and bring to a boil.

Add lime juice, sugar, chilis, and chili paste.

Taste, and add fish sauce, lime juice, or sugar as needed.

Remove from heat and garnish with cilantro.