Changes: Tom Kha Gai

Latest revision as of 04:49, 29 June 2010

Description

This soup is really sophisticated and unusual. The recipe came from The BestSoups cookbook. It's delicious, but don't be tempted to increase the curry paste as it spoils the delicate flavour.

Ingredients

2 cans coconut milk
2 cups chicken stock
4 red Thai chile, diced
1 inch fresh galangal root, thinly sliced
1 piece fresh ginger
2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced (this is easier if the breasts are still mostly frozen when you cut them)
1 can straw mushrooms
4 medium tomatoes (optional)
1 stalk finely chopped lemongrass (optional)
10 kaffir lime leaf, thinly sliced
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

Bring coconut milk and broth to a boil, add thinly sliced galangal, minced ginger, and thai chiles to soup and simmer on medium for 10 minutes.
Add chicken slices and stir occasionally until chicken is tenderly cooked.
Add straw mushrooms (drained), and thinly sliced, deveined lime leaves (optional: cut a few cross-sections of lemon grass and add to the soup)
(optional: cut tomatoes into largish cubes about 1" square, and add to soup)
Add more thai chiles if it is not spicy enough for you—simmer for 10 more minutes.
When you are ready to serve, turn off the heat, add brown sugar, lime juice, sauce, and stir well.
Then top it off with the cut cilantro.
Serve hot by itself or pour over rice.
Dash chile sauce over the top to taste.

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-==Description==
+== Description ==
-It's really sophisticated and unusual. I got the recipe from The BestSoups cookbook. Honestly its delicious, but don't be tempted to increase the curry paste as it spoils the delicate flavour.
+This soup is really sophisticated and unusual. The recipe came from The BestSoups cookbook. It's delicious, but don't be tempted to increase the [[curry]] paste as it spoils the delicate flavour.
 [[Image:Tom Kha Gai.jpg|thumb|Tom Kha Gai]]
-===Ingredients===
+== Ingredients ==
+* 2 cans [[coconut milk]]
+* 2 cups [[chicken stock]]
+* 4 red [[Thai chile]], diced
+* 1 inch fresh [[galangal]] root, thinly sliced
+* 1 piece [[ginger|fresh ginger]]
+* 2 [[chicken]] breasts, thinly sliced (this is easier if the breasts are still mostly frozen when you cut them)
+* 1 can [[straw mushroom]]s
+* 4 medium [[tomato]]es (optional)
+* 1 stalk finely chopped [[lemongrass]] (optional)
+* 10 [[kaffir lime leaf]], thinly sliced
+* 1 cup chopped fresh [[cilantro]]
+* 3 tablespoons [[lime juice]]
+* 2 tablespoons [[fish sauce]]
+* 2 tablespoons [[brown sugar]]
+== Directions ==
-* 2 cans coconut milk
-* 2 cups chicken stock
-* 4 red Thai chile, diced
-* 1 inch fresh galangal root, thinly sliced
-* 1 piece fresh ginger
-* 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced (this is easier if the breasts are still mostly frozen when you cut them)
-* 1 can straw mushrooms
-* 4 medium tomatoes (optional)
-* 1 stalk finely chopped lemongrass (optional)
-* 10 kaffir lime leaf, thinly sliced
-* 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
-* 3 tablespoons lime juice
-* 2 tablespoons fish sauce
-* 2 tablespoons brown sugar
+# Bring [[coconut milk]] and broth to a boil, add thinly sliced [[galangal]], minced [[ginger]], and thai chiles to soup and simmer on medium for 10 minutes.
-===Directions===
+# Add [[chicken]] slices and stir occasionally until [[chicken]] is tenderly cooked.
+# Add [[straw mushroom]]s (drained), and thinly sliced, deveined [[lime]] leaves (optional: cut a few cross-sections of [[lemongrass|lemon grass]] and add to the soup)
+# (optional: cut [[tomato]]es into largish cubes about 1" square, and add to soup)
+# Add more thai chiles if it is not spicy enough for you—simmer for 10 more minutes.
+# When you are ready to serve, turn off the heat, add [[brown sugar]], [[lime juice]], sauce, and stir well.
+# Then top it off with the cut [[cilantro]].
+# Serve hot by itself or pour over [[rice]].
+# Dash [[chile peppers|chile]] sauce over the top to taste.
+[[Category:Fish Recipes|fish]]
-Bring coconut milk and broth to a boil, add thinly sliced galangal, minced ginger, and thai chiles to soup and simmer on medium for 10 minutes.<BR>
+[[Category:Thai Soups]]
-Add chicken slices and stir occasionally until chicken is tenderly cooked.<BR>
-Add straw mushrooms (drained), and thinly sliced, deveined lime leaves (optional: cut a few cross-sections of lemon grass and add to the soup)
-* (optional: cut tomatoes into largish cubes about 1" square, and add to soup)
-Add more thai chiles if it is not spicy enough for you -- simmer for 10 more minutes.<BR>
-When you are ready to serve, turn off the heat, add brown sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, and stir well.<BR>
-Then top it off with the cut cilantro.<BR>
-Serve hot by itself or pour over rice.<BR>
-Dash chile sauce over the top to taste.
-===Other Links===
-==See also==
-[[Category: Thai Soups]][[Category:Soups]]   [[Category:Recipes]]
 [[Category:Chicken Recipes]]
-[[Category:Thai Recipes]]
+[[Category:Kaffir lime leaf Recipes]]
-[[Category: Stir-fry Straw mushrooms Recipes]]
+[[Category:Lemongrass Recipes]]
-[[Category: Straw mushrooms Side Dish Recipes]]
+[[Category:Straw mushroom Recipes]]
-[[Category: Boiled Thai chile Recipes]]
+[[Category:Coconut milk Recipes]]
-[[Category: Thai chile Soup Recipes]]
+[[Category:Tomato Recipes]]
-[[Category: Boiled Galangal Recipes]][[Category: Galangal Soup Recipes]]
+[[Category:Galangal Recipes]]
-[[category:Kaffir lime Recipes]]
-[[category:Lime Recipes]]
-[[Category:Cilantro Recipes]]
-[[Category:Curry Recipes]]