Tom Kha (Coconut Soup)
Tina Sloan
This is a Thai soup. It is spicy and a little bit sweet.
ingredients
- 3 cups chicken stock (preferably low sodium)
- 1 can coconut milk
- 1 stalk lemongrass, lightly crushed
- 4 fresh lime leaves (use 2 tablespoons lime juice as substitute)
- 3 small Thai red chili peppers, thinly sliced (remove seeds for less spice)
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce (or more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon palm vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 2 boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped
directions
- 1
Gently simmer all but last 4 ingredients for 30 minutes.
- 2
Add chicken and mushrooms and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- 3
Add cilantro.
- 4
Let stand 5 minutes.
notes
If you cannot find lemongrass, you can use the zest of a lemon.
Source: Tina Sloan
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