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Thai · Soup

Tom Kha Gai

A fragrant Thai chicken and coconut soup built on a rich whole-chicken broth, lifted with galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves and chile. Plenty of lime and fish sauce give it its hot, sour, salty balance.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total3 h 43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Broth

  • 1.8 kgwhole chicken
  • 1turnip, halved
  • 1 piecefresh ginger, 2.5 cm piece, peeled
  • 3 Lwater, enough to cover the chicken

Soup

  • 1 tbspred curry paste
  • 60 mllime juice, from 2 limes
  • 2 tbspThai fish sauce
  • 40 ggalangal, sliced into rounds
  • 200 goyster mushrooms, thickly sliced
  • 2shallots, sliced into rings
  • 3 stalkslemongrass, bruised and chopped
  • 2bird's eye chiles, seeded and diced
  • 6 leavesmakrut lime leaves, finely chopped
  • 480 mlcoconut milk
  • 50 gfresh cilantro leaves, chopped
  • to tastesalt

Contains

  • Fish
  • Crustacean shellfish
  • Anchovy
  • Shrimp
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Makrut lime
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Turnip
  • Ginger
  • Galangal
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Lemongrass
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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