Gai Dom Kha (Thai Chicken Soup)
- 2 each lemongrass stalks
- 4 each garlic cloves
- 7 each coriander root
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 5 each hot chili peppers minced
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 tablespoons ginger
- 3 each peppercorns
- 23 each shallots
- 1 pound chicken sliced
- 4 tablespoons fish sauce nam pla
- Puree chopped lemon grass, 1 tablespoon of sliced ginger, garlic, peppercorns, coriander roots and shallots.
- Bring 1 cup of coconut milk to boil and add lemon grass mixture.
- While stirring, reduce heat to medium and add chicken, remaining coconut milk, ginger slices and lemon grass.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered until chicken is tender.
- Season with chilies, fish sauce and lime juice.
- Decorate servings with lime leaves and coriander sprigs.
- To make coconut milk: Blend 2 cups fresh or frozen grated coconut with water.
- Strain through double cheesecloth, pressing out all liquid.
- This is thick coconut milk.
- To get hin milk, add warm water to residue from first straining.
- Let stand 5 minutes, then press as before.
- For coconut cream, refrigerate first pressing and cream will rise to top.
- Refrigerate or freeze.
- Two cups coconut makes 3 cups thick milk, of which 6 tablespoons is cream.
lemongrass stalks, garlic, coriander root, coconut milk, hot chili peppers, lime juice, ginger, peppercorns, shallots, chicken, fish sauce
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/gai-dom-kha-thai-chicken-soup-45777 (may not work)