QUICK AND EASY TOM KHA GAI
This is the very traditional recipe, but I've tweaked the quantities to make it much easier to shop for and work with. From start to finish you can have this done in half an hour or so, and the technique really is beginner-level easy. Unfortunately, if you don't live in an area with a Chinese grocery store, ingredient availability will be a problem. The hardest items to find are usually the kha (also called galangal) and the kaffir lime leaves, but if you can't find them PLEASE don't let that stop you; it's still excellent even without them. Everything else listed here is very easy to find, between the Chinese grocery and regular grocery. This is one of the national dishes of Thailand, and is usually found at Thai restaurants, but this recipe is better than ANY I have ever had in a restaurant. I can't claim any credit though; I'm just passing along a very good recipe. WARNING: this soup is totally addictive!
Provided by lolsuz
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 5-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Tips: the lemon grass, lime leaves and kha are best left in large pieces to make them easier to pick out later, as they are tough and inedible. I leave them in all the way till serving and tell my guests to look for them and set them aside as they eat. The RecipeZaar ingredient format makes it hard to enter how much galangal (kha) to use: I use a root-knob about twice the size of the ball of my thumb. I use half of a 4-ounce tin of red curry paste (4 tablespoons) for a pretty spicy-hot soup; you can use 1/4 can for milder heat, but the recipe for Tom Kha Gai on the Maesri tin calls for the whole thing- WOW that must be hot!
- In a large stock pot, saute the curry paste, garlic, lemon grass, lime leaves and kha in the vegetable oil for two minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil.
- While broth is heating, slice the chicken breast and toss it in cornstarch. The amount of cornstarch doesn't need to be exact; just make sure the slices are evenly coated and shake off any excess.
- Add chicken to boiling broth, stir gently, and bring back up to a simmer.
- Stir in mushrooms, coconut milk, fish sauce and lime juice. Bring back up to a simmer, stirring gently a few times, then cut the heat off and you're ready to serve.
- Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.
TOM KHA GAI
Make and share this Tom Kha Gai recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Cameron Stillion
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring coconut milk and broth to a boil, add thinly sliced galangal, minced ginger, and Thai chiles to soup - simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add chicken slices and stir occasionally until chicken is tenderly cooked.
- Add straw mushrooms and thinly sliced & deveined lime leaves.
- (optional : cut a few cross-sections of the lemon grass and add to the soup)
- (optional : cut tomatoes into largish cubes about 1/2" square, and add to soup).
- (optional : if you are using fresh limes, zest the lime peel into the soup).
- (optional : Add Thai chile paste or red curry paste).
- Stir well and simmer for 5-10 more minutes.
- Just before serving, turn off the heat, then add brown sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, and stir well.
- Finisher's instructions: balance the flavors by adding more spicy (chile paste), sour (lime juice), or salty (fish sauce) until perfection is reached. Different brands may have different strength or acidity -- Be careful not to overdo any one dimension, and stir well inbetween
- Top with cilantro, and serve hot by itself or pour over rice.
- Leftovers are often even more flavorful the next day or two.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 770.1, Fat 60.6, SaturatedFat 46.1, Cholesterol 66.7, Sodium 1855.9, Carbohydrate 30.8, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 10.9, Protein 36.5
TOM KHA GAI
Tom kha gai (ต้มข่าไก่) is a very popular Thai dish, and you can find it in Thailand at everywhere from nice restaurant to street food rice and curry stalls. The base of this Thai soup / curry, is coconut milk, so it has a rich and creamy flavor. Though it would often be listed as a soup, in my opinion tom kha gai (ต้มข่าไก่) is more of a curry due to the way in which it's eaten. It's served in a bowl along with plate of rice on the side, and it's usually scooped by spoon by spoon onto the rice and eaten bite by bite. In Thailand, most of the time it's eaten along with a full spread of Thai dishes to make a complete meal of well rounded flavors.
Provided by Soup for You
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Once you have all the ingredients ready, you basically boil them all in coconut milk for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat, add in the cilantro and lime juice, and scoop it into a bowl to consume (ok there are a few other steps to make this, but that's why I made this tom kha gai recipe ต้มข่าไก่ video).
- Tom kha gai (ต้มข่าไก่) is not meant to be an overly spicy Thai dish, like some can be. Instead, it's a Thai dish that focuses on the flavor of the coconut milk and the fresh ingredients. That being said, the recipe does include some Thai bird chilies, and I would recommend adding anywhere from 5 - 10 depending on how spicy you'd like it. However, that being said, it's supposed to be a mild dish. This recipe is simple to make, it doesn't take too many ingredients, and the flavors are well rounded and tasty. Make tom kha gai for your friends and family and they are sure to love it. Try this recipe out, let me know what you think in the comments below, and thank you for watching.
THAI CHICKEN SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)
I was looking for a version of this soup that didn't call for either kaffir lime leaves or galangal -- neither of which are available in the small town where I live. I think this version is exquisite, and my husband's comment was, "Can we have this *every* night?!" Found the recipe on my roku, of all places!
Provided by lecole54
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Put lemon grass, garlic, and ginger in pot with chicken broth. Simmer on low heat for ½ hour, then strain into soup.
- In a little vegetable oil, cook thighs in their own juices for about 5 minutes.
- Add mushroom and cook 5 more minutes.
- Add curry paste, fish sauce and lime juice, and stir. Pour in the strained stock, add the coconut milk and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Add onions and simmer 5 more minutes.
- Turn off heat and add the chopped cilantro. Stir.
- Serve with lime pieces, more cilantro, and sliced jalapeno on the table for diners to add.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1045.2, Fat 61.5, SaturatedFat 28, Cholesterol 238.8, Sodium 2066.8, Carbohydrate 64.6, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 56.3, Protein 59.3
TOM KHA GAI (CHICKEN GALANGAL SOUP)
My first trip to Thailand I stumbled upon this soup and loved it so much I lingered around the restaurant until I was hungry enough to go back inside and eat more! I enjoyed it on subsequent trips to Thailand and at Thai restaurants in the U.S. Naturally I would attempt to make it myself and was pleasantly surprised how easy it was. I tried several online recipes of which I gathered tips and experience. The measurements used in this recipe have been tweaked little by little. Tips: - The Galangal root and Lemongrass are not expected to be eaten, they are added for flavor! - The Chicken breasts are easier to cut if slightly frozen. - Reserving some of the Coconut for the end makes the final color of the soup brighter. - Before slicing Lemongrass bruise slightly to aid flavor release. - Lime juice is added last because it loses effectiveness when cooked. - This soup is commonly garnished with Cilantro. I don't care for it. * The Galangal root and Kaffir Lime leaves can be tricky to find, check your local Asian market. All the ingredients can also be purchased online. There are even Tom Kha Gai kits online with all the fresh vegetables!
Provided by tomlinste
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 29m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Pour 1 of the 2 two cans of Coconut milk and the Chicken broth into a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
- 2. Add Galangal root, Lemongrass, and Chili peppers simmer for 10 minutes.
- 3. Add Chicken pieces to pot and simmer until the color looks uniform brown about 3 minutes.
- 4. Add Straw mushrooms, Kaffir Lime leaves, Coconut Palm sugar, and Fish sauce. Simmer 5 minutes.
- 5. Add final can of Coconut milk. return to boil and remove pan from heat.
- 6. Add Lime juice stir and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1276.7, Fat 55.1, SaturatedFat 44.3, Cholesterol 65.5, Sodium 1826.2, Carbohydrate 169.3, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 152.1, Protein 33.8
TOM KHA GAI, THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP!
Oh, Tom Kha Gai! This spicy, aromatic soup, rich, tangy, flavorful! The silken texture of the coconut milk enriched chicken broth! The nourishing poached chicken and mushrooms, cradled in this powerful soup. Its winter. The perfect time for Tom Kha Gai. The ultimate seasonal comfort food. Enjoy!
Provided by Soma Sengupta
Categories Chicken
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 cups, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the ginger, lemongrass, and curry paste and stir and cook in the heated oil for 1 minute. Slowly pour the chicken broth over the mixture, stirring continually. Add the lime leaves and chillies and simmer gently for 10 minutes to infuse the broth.
- After 10 minutes, stir in the fish sauce and brown sugar; simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk and mushrooms; cook and stir until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken and cook until no longer translucent, about 2-5 minutes. Watch carefully, do not overcook. Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. To serve, drizzle with a little chilli oil and/or garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 515.6, Fat 45.7, SaturatedFat 30.8, Cholesterol 59.7, Sodium 979.1, Carbohydrate 12.8, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 4.2, Protein 18.7
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