This soup, reminiscent of Tom Kha Gai, is made with easily found ingredients. Like many a homemade soup, you can vary the soup according to what you have at hand and substitute as I did. You can even substitute turkey for chicken. "Tom-kha-gai" roughly translates to "soup-galangal-chicken." Galangal is a root similar to ginger. Other ingredients of a true Tom kha gai include Keffir lime leaves and lemon grass. There are many more-authentic recipes for Tom Kha Gai on the Web and it is from these I got my inspiration.
Provided by Heidi Hoerman @heidicookssupper
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium soup pot, bring chicken broth to a simmer and add the noodles. Let the noodles simmer slowly as you prepare and add the other ingredients. Note: if you are using fresh mushrooms, slice them thinly and give them a five-minute head start in the boiling broth before adding the noodles.
- Add the rest of ingredients (but not the spinach, cilantro, or basil) to the broth. Simmer slowly.
- After the mixture has simmered for about 5 minutes, taste and adjust the seasoning with Thai fish sauce (for saltiness), Tabasco and ginger (for heat) and brown sugar (for sweetness). If you wish to add a stronger taste of lemon or more bitterness from the lime, add in some zest of each.
- As soon as the noodles are done, add the spinach, cilantro or basil. Simmer one more minute and serve hot.
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