Best 4 Quick And Easy Tom Kha Gai Recipes
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
An easy and healthy Thai chicken soup. Serve over rice. Add more fish sauce or chile paste to taste.
Provided by Darcy Loo
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Warm chicken broth and coconut milk together in a stockpot over medium heat; add chile sauce, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and kaffir lime leaves. Bring broth mixture to a low simmer until flavors have blended, about 15 minutes.
- Remove stockpot from heat and strain out ginger and lime leaves. Return broth mixture to the stockpot and bring to a simmer. Cook chicken in the simmering broth until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, onion, zucchini, lemongrass, and basil and simmer until onion softens, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.8 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 26.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1317.8 mg, Sugar 11.6 g
ANDREW'S TOM KHA GAI
Inspired from a mix of various recipes and videos found online. Goes great with a bowl of rice!
Provided by Andrew Liu
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan; add lemon grass, galangal, cilantro, green onion, and kaffir lime leaves. Stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix chicken, fish sauce, sugar, and red pepper flakes into stock mixture; stir and simmer for 5 minutes. Add coconut milk, shiitake mushrooms, and cremini mushrooms; stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 706.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 132.7 mg, Fat 47.8 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 55.3 g, SaturatedFat 38.7 g, Sodium 1534.6 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)
This is a common creamy coconut soup in Thailand.
Provided by SapphireKT
Time 30m
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Bring chicken stock or water to the boil, add galangal, lemon grass, kafir lime leaves, coriander stalks and boil for 5 minutes until fragrant.
- Add chicken breast to the soup, boil for another 5 minutes until cooked.
- Add a pinch of sugar, coconut milk, chillis, cherry tomatoes and mushroom. Bring the soup to the boil again.
- Take off the heat. Season with lime juice and fish sauce. Add coriander leaves and spring onions.
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