Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Siam Rice Tom Kha Gai

Chicken in coconut milk soup - my favorite Thai soup of all! Right from the kitchen of Nancy in Chiang Mai.

Ingredients

  • uncooked chicken, in small strips
  • 1 stalk lemon grass, sliced
  • 1-2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded by hand
  • Thai chilis (7-8 of the little chilis, smashed, or 1 tbsp of Thai chili paste)
  • 1-2 limes
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • Chicken stock
  • Coconut cream
  • 1-2 pieces of Thai ginger
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • Onion
  • Tomato
  • Oyster mushrooms
  • Garnish: cilantro, green onions.
Instructions
  1. Boil 1 part chicken stock 1 part coconut cream, lime leaves, lemongrass, Thai ginger and chilis.
  2. Add vegetables and chicken
  3. Add fish sauce, sugar, and Thai chili paste, lime.
  4. Serve with cilantro and green onions.