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Tom kha gai
Tom kha gai
Ingredients
800ml Chicken Stock
800g Coconut Milk
2 tablespoons Galangal Paste
2 Lemongrass Stalks
8 Lime Leaves
500g Chicken Thighs
300g Oyster Mushrooms
6 Birds-eye Chillies
1 tablespoon Caster Sugar
5 tablespoons Fish Sauce
Juice of 3 Lime
To serve Coriander Leaves
To serve Rice
Instructions
1 Pour the chicken stock and coconut milk into a large saucepan set over a medium heat. Tip in the galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves, and bring to a gentle simmer, around 6-8 mins. Keeping at a gentle simmer, add the chicken. Cook for 8-10 mins until tender and cooked through.
2 Stir in the mushrooms and chillies, and simmer for a further 3-5 mins until everything is cooked through. Sprinkle in the sugar and 3 tbsp each of the fish sauce and lime juice. Taste and add the remaining if required.
3 Remove the galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves before serving using a slotted spoon. Ladle into bowls and serve with coriander leaves sprinkled over and steamed rice on the side. Will keep chilled for up to three days. Leave to cool first.