Tom Kha Gai (Chicken in Coconut Galangal Soup)

Ingredients

• 300g chicken thigh
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 5 galangal slices
• 2 lemongrass
• 5 kaffir lime leaves
• straw/oyster mushrooms
• bird's-eye chili
• fish sauce, lime

Method

• Simmer thin coconut milk with galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves
• Add chicken and cook through; add mushrooms
• Pour in thick coconut milk; season with fish sauce and a little sugar
• Turn off heat, add bruised chilies and lime juice; serve

How to Choose

Choose mature galangal thick pale-yellow slices with strong aroma · plump lemongrass · fresh green kaffir lime leaves for a fragrant broth.

Chef's Secret

Secret: add lime only after turning off the heat, or it turns bitter; bruise the galangal and lemongrass first to release full aroma.

Fresh chicken + tom kha herb set + coconut milk all at Fresh Market Online.