Tom Kha Ghai (Thai coconut soup)

This Tom Kha Ghai (Thai coconut soup) is simple, fast, and bursting with flavors. Great as a weekday soup or part of an exotic weekend menu.

Tom kha ghai (Thai coconut soup)

Thai coconut soup with chicken and mushrooms

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Course Soup

Cuisine Thai

Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  

• 250 gr chicken thighs
• 100 gram button mushrooms
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 160 ml coconut cream
• 1 tsp red curry paste
• 1 tsp coconut oil
• 1 thumb ginger
• 1 stalk lemongrass
• 1 small shallot
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 red chilli
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 1 lime juice
• 2 Kaffir lime leaf
• 10 gram fresh Coriander

Instructions

 

• Clean the chicken thighs from fat and impurities, cut into small chunks, and season with salt.
• Chop the onions, garlic, and ginger and sweat them together in a pot in some coconut oil. Add the red curry paste and sweat for another minute or two.
• Add the coconut milk, coconut cream, fish sauce, lemongrass, chili, kaffir lime leaves, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken thighs and mushrooms and simmer for another 15 minutes.
• Season the soup with lime juice, salt and finish with the coriander leaves.

Keyword chicken, mushrooms, Spicy