Tom Kha Gai
📖 Why This Recipe Matters
"Thailand's most comforting soup — silky coconut broth with galangal, lemongrass, and tender chicken that warms you from the inside out."
🛒 Ingredients
Serves:4
- 400mlcoconut milk(full fat)⭕
- 300mlchicken stock⭕
- 300gchicken breast(thinly sliced)⭕
- 4cmgalangal(thinly sliced)⭕
- 2 stalkslemongrass(bruised)⭕
- 6kaffir lime leaves(torn)⭕
- 200goyster mushrooms⭕
- 3 tbspfish sauce⭕
- 2 tbsplime juice⭕
- 1 tsppalm sugar⭕
- 2red chillies(sliced, to serve)⭕
- handfulfresh coriander(to serve)⭕
🍳 Method
- 1Bring chicken stock to a simmer. Add galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves. Simmer 10 minutes to infuse.⭕
- 2Add chicken slices and mushrooms. Cook gently for 8 minutes until chicken is just cooked through.⭕
- 3Pour in coconut milk. Heat gently — do not boil.⭕
- 4Season with fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Taste and adjust.⭕
- 5Ladle into bowls and top with sliced chilli and fresh coriander.⭕
💡 Chef's Tips
Don't let the soup boil hard after adding coconut milk or it will split. The galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves are for flavour only — warn guests not to eat them.
✅ Made By (19)
✅ Marcus Johnson
Galangal truly makes all the difference compared to ginger. Such a comforting, warming soup.