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Submitted by beckas
"My husband and I love Tom Kha Gai and have tried it at many Thai restaurants. We prefer Thai soup that we can distinctly taste spicy, sour, and sweet flavors. After many attempts, I think that I've finally come up with a really good recipe. I started with a recipe from the "The Best Recipe, Soups and Stews" cookbook and then modified it so that the flavor and ingredients closely match that of a soup that our favorite Thai restaurant serves. Now we can have delicious Tom Kha Gai without having to go out to eat. Part of the uniqueness of this recipe is that the ginger and lemon grass are finely minced as opposed to being left whole as in traditional Thai soup. The good thing about this is that you don't have to "fish out" ingredients while eating the soup."
photo by beckas 
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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8
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ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 stalk lemongrass (remove outer sheath and finely mince the bottom 3 inches of the stalk)
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (peel and finely mince)
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1 small onion, sliced vertically to form thin strips
- 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (I use Maesri brand)
- 2 tablespoons tom kha paste or 2 tablespoons tom yum paste
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 (14 ounce) cans unsweetened coconut milk
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 dash Asian chili sauce (I use Sriracha brand)
- 1 -2 boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) package fresh baby corn, about (I buy this at Trader Joe's)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- cilantro leaf (to garnish)
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directions
- Heat oil in a large stock pot Add the lemon grass, ginger, garlic, and onion and stir fry for about one minute.
- Add the curry paste and Tom Kha soup mix paste and stir fry for about 30 seconds.
- Add the chicken stock, fish sauce, and sugar and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Slice the baby corn vertically into four pieces so that the corn resembles small strips.
- Add the corn to the pot and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, chicken, mushrooms, tomato, lime juice, hot sauce, and pepper flakes.
- Simmer until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Taste the soup and add more sugar, lime juice, or hot sauce, depending on your taste.
- I usually add one more TBS of sugar.
- Serve the soup garnished with cilantro leaves.
- Note: If you have leftovers, the coconut milk will separate from the chicken broth when chilled.
- Simply warm the soup back up and stir to blend.
Questions & Replies
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so, do I need 2 14oz cans or 2 7oz cans for 14oz total?
juna_lupa
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Reviews
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Very tasty and wonderful flavors! It tasted like the soup I usually have at the Thai's restuarants. I followed everything as stated except: I did not minced the lemongrass(it was too hard), and I left out the tomatoes. I cut the lemongrass stalk in fourth so it was easily fish out. I had a difficult time attempting to mince the lemongrass so I just gave up. The receipt was very easy to follow. I had a lot of the ingredients on hand so it was effortless to cook them. It would be a challenge to find the ingredients if you don't live near an Asian grocery store. Thank you for sharing your receipt.
TinyLiz
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I didn't have the second paste, so I doubled the red curry. I also used pre-minced lemongrass as my grocery store didn't have any fresh. This was AMAZING!!! I served it over rice noodles. Next time, I want to triple it! I could eat this for a whole week in the winter.
Cook Tara K.
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It's was phenomenal. I'm so proud of myself for finding all the ingredients at the local farmer's market! Everyone gave me a "High Five" for serving this for dinner. Wonderful recipe, indeed!
SparrowHill Honey
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This is a great recipe! I have made it twice now and both times it everyone loved it and wished there had been more. It tastes so similar to our favorite soup at a Thai restaurant here in Christchurch. One thing to note: coconut milk and coconut cream are not the same thing, make sure you are getting the milk. Also dont skimp on the vegetables and the lemongrass and lime...soooo delicious.
BethanyRenae
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Tweaks
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I made this with Tofu instead of chicken and let the tofu simmer in the broth for a while and it was incredible! I also used a firm tomato (cut into large chunks) at the end and left out the baby corn. It was delicious.
Meldainiel
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beckas
Bay Area, CA
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