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Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)

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Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)

Sliced chicken and mushrooms simmered in coconut milk and broth with lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves, balanced with fish sauce, lime juice and palm sugar for a fragrant, tangy Thai soup.

Total time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
comfort

Ingredients

1 lbchicken, sliced
2 canscoconut milk
3 cupschicken broth
3 stalkslemongrass, smashed
5 slicesgalangal
5kaffir lime leaves
200gmushrooms, sliced
3 tbspfish sauce
juice of 2 limes
1 tbsppalm sugar
1 tspchilli paste
cilantroto serve

Instructions

1

Simmer coconut milk and broth with lemongrass, galangal, and lime leaves 10 min.

2

Add chicken and mushrooms; cook 10 min.

3

Season with fish sauce, lime, palm sugar, and chilli paste.

4

Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
269
Protein
39.1g
Fat
6.9g
Carbs
12.8g
Fiber
1.2g
Sodium
1635mg

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