Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)

Name: Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken, sliced; 2 cans coconut milk; 3 cups chicken broth; 3 stalks lemongrass, smashed; 5 slices galangal; 5 kaffir lime leaves; 200g mushrooms, sliced; 3 tbsp fish sauce; juice of 2 limes; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 1 tsp chilli paste; cilantro to serve

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

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

Add chicken and mushrooms; cook 10 min.

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

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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