Tom kha gai (Thai chicken coconut soup)

Name: Tom kha gai (Thai chicken coconut soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves; 2 cm piece fresh ginger; 1 tsp oil; 1 - 2 fresh long red chillies; 2 tsp Chicken stock paste; 600 g water; 400 g coconut milk; 450 g chicken thigh fillet; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 stalk lemongrass; 1 tsp raw sugar; 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves; 2 tbsp lime juice; 3 - 4 sprigs fresh coriander

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Prep. 10 min

Total 30 min

6 portions

Ingredients

garlic cloves
2
piece fresh ginger peeled
2 cm
oil
1 tsp
fresh long red chillies trimmed, deseeded if preferred and cut into thin slices
1 - 2
Chicken stock paste (see Tip)
2 tsp
water
600 g
coconut milk
400 g
chicken thigh fillet cut into strips (1 x 6 cm)
450 g
fish sauce
2 tbsp
lemongrass white part only, cut into halves
1 stalk
raw sugar
1 tsp
fresh kaffir lime leaves
4
lime juice
2 tbsp
fresh coriander leaves only, for garnishing
3 - 4 sprigs