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This helps to release the flavour into the soup. Using a large saucepan- combine the stock, lemongrass pieces, galangal, whole lime leaves and coriander (cilantro) roots and stems mixture. Return your stock/soup base to the same saucepan.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken and galangal soup using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken and Galangal Soup:
- Get 200 gr Chicken Slices
- Get 2 cup Coconut Milk
- Make ready 6 slices Galangal
- Get 2 Lemongrass (slice)
- Take 4 pcs Kaffir Lime Leaf
- Make ready 5 leaves Saw Coriander (cut into 1 cm. length)
- Take 5 pcs Red Chili (smash)
- Take 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
- Take 1-2 tbsp Lime Juice
- Take 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- Get 1 tsp Sugar
- Get 1 tsp Salt
Chicken and Galangal Soup recipe: This is adapted from David Tompson's Thai Food. Tom Kha Gai is a soup made of chicken (Gai) cooked (Tom) in coconut milk which has been infused with galangal (Kha), lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. Galangal (the 'kha' in tom kha kai), kaffir (or makrut) lime leaves, and lemongrass have come to define tom kha kai. Some people will tell you that you can But if you cannot find the fresh galangal and kaffir lime leaves, either locally or online, you can use tom kha paste, which comes in small glass jars.
Steps to make Chicken and Galangal Soup:
- Pour coconut milk in pot and place on stove.
- Add galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, chili and salt then bring to boil.
- Put chicken into boiling coconut milk until it is cooked.
- Reduce heat, seasoning with fish sauce, white soy sauce, sugar and lime juice at last. Taste it and adjust flavor as you like.
- Sprinkle saw coriander and put in serving bowl.
- Tip : Taste is sour, salty, little spicy and rich flavor of herb (galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf). Good to eat with steamed jasmine rice. If you like juicy texture of chicken, you can use thigh but if not, chicken breast is also good choice, but don't boil too long until it is tough. If it's difficult to find coconut milk, you can use evaporated milk instead.
Tom Ka Gai - Galangal, chicken and coconut soup. Tom Ka Gai is also known as Thai coconut chicken soup. It is an authentic soup full of amazing Thai flavors. The broth is a hot and sour, spicy chicken soup made with coconut milk, galangal, Thai chili, coriander, lemongrass, straw mushrooms. View top rated Galangal chicken soup recipes with ratings and reviews.
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