Tom Kha Gai

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Thai chicken & galangal soup

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Steps

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> bring coconut milk and broth to a boil , add thinly sliced galangal , minced ginger , and thai chiles to soup and simmer on medium for 10 minutes.

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Add chicken slices and stir occasionally until chicken is tenderly cooked.

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Add straw mushrooms , and thinly sliced , deveined lime leaves.

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Add more thai chiles if it is not spicy enough for you -- simmer for 10 more minutes.

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When you are ready to serve , turn off the heat , add brown sugar , lime juice , fish sauce , and stir well.

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Then top it off with the cut cilantro.

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Serve hot by itself or pour over rice.

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Dash chile sauce over the top to taste.

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Ingredients

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coconut milk, chicken stock, red thai chile, fresh galangal root, fresh ginger, chicken breasts, straw mushroom, tomatoes, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, fresh cilantro, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar