Best Tom Kha Paste Recipes

TOM KHA GAI

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An easy and healthy Thai chicken soup. Serve over rice. Add more fish sauce or chile paste to taste.

Provided by Darcy Loo

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 cups chicken broth
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
¼ cup sweet red chile sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, sliced
10 kaffir lime leaves, torn and bruised
1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips
1 (15 ounce) can straw mushrooms
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 zucchini, sliced
1 lemongrass stalk, chopped
1 bunch fresh basil, chopped

Steps:

Warm chicken broth and coconut milk together in a stockpot over medium heat; add chile sauce, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and kaffir lime leaves. Bring broth mixture to a low simmer until flavors have blended, about 15 minutes.
Remove stockpot from heat and strain out ginger and lime leaves. Return broth mixture to the stockpot and bring to a simmer. Cook chicken in the simmering broth until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, onion, zucchini, lemongrass, and basil and simmer until onion softens, about 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.8 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 26.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1317.8 mg, Sugar 11.6 g

TOM KHA PASTE

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Since coriander root may be a bit hard to find you can use cilantro stems with a bit of grated galangal as a substitute.

Provided by Nyteglori

Categories Asian

Time 10m

Yield 1 recipe

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass
8 garlic cloves
10 coriander roots
10 red chilies, minced
4 tablespoons lime juice
6 fresh cilantro stems, chopped
6 tablespoons galangal, sliced
6 peppercorns
8 shallots

Steps:

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until you have a smooth paste.
Portion out 3 Tablespoon size mounds on sheets of plastic wrap.
Place the wrapped portions in a sealed container and freeze it for later use.
The paste can be stored for 6 months.

THE BEST THAI TOM KHA SOUP RECIPE

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Tom Kha Gai - Thai chicken coconut soup aromatic of lemongrass, lime kaffir leaves and galangal, gives you a refreshing aftertaste with a creamy taste from coconut.

Provided by natty's pantry

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 cups coconut milk
1 cup chicken stock
¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
1 stalk lemongrass, tough outer parts removed, thinly sliced
1 (2 inch) piece galangal, thinly sliced
2 fresh Thai chile peppers, minced
6 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
2 pounds boneless chicken thighs, cut against the grain into bite-sized pieces
½ head cabbage, thinly sliced
5 limes, juiced
¾ teaspoon fish sauce

Steps:

Bring coconut milk and chicken stock to a boil in a pot over high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Add cilantro, lemongrass, galangal, Thai chile peppers, and kaffir lime leaves; simmer for 5 minutes.
Increase heat to medium-high heat. Add chicken; simmer until no longer pink in the center, about 7 minutes. Stir in cabbage; cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove soup from heat; stir in lime juice and fish sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.8 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 69 mg, Fat 36.2 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 27.5 g, Sodium 243.8 mg, Sugar 2.8 g