Tom Kha Gai Recipe: Thai Comfort Food

So you have a bumper crop of Thai Lime leaves from your very own Thai Lime tree, and need some culinary direction. They smell amazing. Their perfume permeates the kitchen.

But what the heck do you DO with them?

First, congratulate yourself for having a source of FRESH Thai lime leaves from your very own tree….

Rather than have to resort to dried leaves in a cellophane bag.

Then gather the ingredients for this classic comfort food recipe from Thailand: luscious Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup), tender chicken cooked with creamy coconut milk and infused with Thai lime leaves, lemongrass and galangal.

Then thank me. :)

This classic soup can be converted to a vegan version. Just omit the chicken and use water instead of chicken stock.

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Tom Kha Gai

Ingredients:

3 lemongrass stalks (use the pale part)

1 oz galangal

3 cloves garlic

8 chili peppers

10 Thai Lime Leaves

1 red shallot

9 oz chicken stock

½ cup water

2 tbsp fish sauce

1 cup coconut milk

1 oz palm sugar

4 chicken breasts

2 oz mushrooms

1 tomato

chopped coriander for garnish

1 key lime

Directions:

1. Pound lemongrass, galangal, garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle until you start to smell the spicy aromas.
2. Remove the central rib from Thai lime leaves. Chop red shallot and tomatoes.
3. Cut chicken into medium size pieces.
4. Bring chicken stock to boil. Add lemongrass, galangal, garlic and shallot.
5. Add water. Bring to simmer over medium low heat.
6. Add coconut milk, fish sauce and palm sugar.
7. Add chicken, mushroom and tomatoes.
8. Add chilies and Thai lime leaves.
9. Let the soup boil for another 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
10. Add some coriander before removing from heat.
11. Turn off heat. Spoon soup into dishes. Drizzle some lime juice over the top of each dish
12. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

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