Tom Kha Gai

Name: Tom Kha Gai
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams chicken breast; 6 cups coconut milk; 1 thumb chunk of galangal; 3 stalks lemongrass; 1 big white onion (or 2 small white onions); 3 tomatoes; 6 lime leaves; 200 grams oyster mushrooms; 150 grams Shimeji Mushrooms; Green/String Beans; 5-10 Thai chilies; Lime Juice; Salt; Cilantro

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Tom Kha Gai

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Ingredients

500 gramschicken breast
6 cupscoconut milk
1thumb chunk of galangal
3 stalkslemongrass
1big white onion (or 2 small white onions)
3tomatoes
6lime leaves
200 gramsoyster mushrooms
150 gramsShimeji Mushrooms
Green/String Beans
5-10Thai chilies
Lime Juice
Salt
Cilantro

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Steps

1

Slice galangal and lemongrass into thin slices
2

Heat 3 cups of coconut milk in a large pot. After warm, cook galangal and lemongrass.
3

Chop chicken breast into chunks. Add to simmering coconut milk. (don't let the coconut milk heat up too fast, or else it with curdle)
4

Slice chilis and add to the soup.
5

Crush lime leaves in hand and add to soup
6

Slice onions and add to soup
7

Halve green beans and add to soup
8

Slice mushrooms and add to the soup
9

Add remaining 3 cups of coconut milk. Salt the soup.
10

Slice the tomatoes into small wedges and add to soup
11

Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
12

Serves with Rice. Top with cilantro. Squeeze in lime juice into each served bowl