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<\/span>Tom Kha Gai Soup<\/span><\/h2>\n
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This popular Thai coconut soup is called Tom Kha Gai soup. Tom means 'boiled' or 'soup', Kha means galangal root, and Gai means chicken. Galangal is a member of the ginger family, and looks and tastes quite similar, but with a more intense, peppery, pungent flavor.<\/span>
<\/div>This soup has a little heat that is well-balanced with rich, creamy coconut! A brothy soup with rich Thai flavors. This recipe goes together quickly and easily.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>6<\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Pat Nyswonger, Savor the Best<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>
  • 2<\/span> tablespoon<\/span> coconut oil<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> onion<\/span> thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> red curry paste<\/span><\/li>
  • 5<\/span> garlic cloves<\/span> grated or minced<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> pound<\/span> chicken<\/span> boneless, skinless breast or thighs, cut into bite size pieces<\/span><\/li>
  • 8<\/span> ounces<\/span> mushrooms<\/span> sliced<\/span><\/li>
  • 4<\/span> cup<\/span> chicken broth<\/span><\/li>
  • 2 to 3<\/span> lime leaves<\/span> optional<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> 3-inch galangal, or ginger root<\/span> peeled and grated<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> lemongrass paste<\/span><\/li>
  • 3<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> chopped Thai basil<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bc<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> white pepper<\/span> or black if you don\u2019t mind the specks<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> 15-ounce cans coconut milk<\/span> full fat<\/span><\/li>
  • 3<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> fish sauce<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> brown sugar<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bc<\/span> cup<\/span> lime juice<\/span> freshly squeezed<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> green onions<\/span> thinly sliced, for garnish<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>
    • In a large saucepan or soup pot set over medium-high heat, melt the coconut oil and stir in the onions and cook until softened; stir in curry paste and garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chicken strips and mushrooms, and saut\u00e9 for 2-3 minutes. (see notes)<\/div><\/li>
    • Pour in the chicken broth, add the lime leaves, galangal or ginger, lemongrass paste, Thai basil, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil; then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
    • Stir in the coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with sliced green onions<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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      <\/span>Notes<\/span><\/h3>
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      • If using chicken thighs saut\u00e9\u00a0for 6 to 8 minutes. The chicken continues to cook while simmering.<\/li>\n
      • Lime leaves are located with the small flat packets of fresh herbs<\/li>\n
      • You can find tubes of lemongrass paste in most major grocery stores, in the produce dept.<\/li>\n
      • Do not boil the soup once the coconut milk is added, as it may curdle the soup.<\/li>\n
      • For an extra creamy texture use, 1 can of coconut milk and 1 can of coconut cream instead of the 2 cans of coconut milk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        <\/span>Bryan’s Notes<\/span><\/h5>\nI made this the other day. It was not difficult, and turned out well. We have a Thai neighbor who kindly supplied some Galengal. Otherwise I would have used some Galengal powder or fresh ginger root. I gave the Thai neighbor some to try, to find out how authentic this recipe might be. So far, I haven’t heard back, but she’s kind; she probably will praise it anyway.<\/span>
        <\/div>\nI would say this is a keepah!<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1598,132,697,454],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bryans-favorites","category-soup","category-stove-top","category-thai"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tom-kha-soup_0698.jpg-e1672432355117.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2749,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions\/2749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}