Name: Chicken and coconut milk soup (tom kha gai)
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram chicken breast fillets; 5 cup (1.25 litres) coconut milk; 5 dried kaffir lime leaves; 4 piece dried galangal; 1 stem fresh lemon grass, sliced; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 2 teaspoon fresh red chillies, chopped; 5 green onions, shredded

Ingredients

500 gram chicken breast fillets

5 cup (1.25 litres) coconut milk

5 dried kaffir lime leaves

4 piece dried galangal

1 stem fresh lemon grass, sliced

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoon fish sauce

2 teaspoon fresh red chillies, chopped

5 green onions, shredded

Method

1.Cut chicken into 1cm strips.

2.Combine coconut milk, leaves, galangal and lemon grass in pan, bring to boil. Add chicken, simmer, uncovered, until chicken is tender.

3.Stir in juice, sugar, sauce, chilli and onion. Bring to boil, simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes.

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