Chicken in Coconut Milk Soup- Gai Tom Kha
- 4 cups coconut milk medium
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 3 pieces galangal root dried, quartered size pieces
- 6 pieces galangal root fresh
- 4 stalks lemongrass fresh, bruised, cut into 2 inch lengths
- 1 large chicken breasts whole, boned, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons fish sauce
- 5 each kaffir lime leaves
- 4 each serrano chiles fresh, sliced into rounds
- 2 each limes fresh, juiced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro fresh, chopped
- In a saucepan, bring the coconut milk, chicken stock, galangal and lemon grass to a boil; reduce and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Strain stock; discard galangal and lemon grass.
- Return stock to a boil, add chicken and reduce to a simmer until tender (about 2 minutes).
- Add fish sauce, citrus leaves and chiles.
- Stir in lime juice.
- Garnish with more chiles to taste and coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.
coconut milk, chicken broth, galangal root, galangal root, chicken breasts, fish sauce, lime leaves, serrano chiles, cilantro
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chicken-coconut-milk-soup-gai-t-37290 (may not work)