recipes:soups_and_stews:tom_ka_gai
Ingredients
- 1 stalk lemongrass, remove outer sheath and the hard ends. Hit the stalk a few times with the back of a knife or a heavy frying pan, cut into three pieces.
- 1 TBS canola or vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion finely minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tsp. Thai red curry paste - I use Maesri brand
- 6 slices of galangal (fresh or frozen) Do not peel, slice into six 1/8“ thick slices
- 3 kaffir lime leaves, preferably fresh
- 4 cups of good chicken stock
- 3/4 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breast sliced into strips
- 2 cups of shitake or early winter mushrooms, chopped in eighths.
- 1 can of unsweetened coconut milk
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 TBS Nam Pla (fish sauce)
- 3 scallions trimmed and sliced on the diagonal
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro
recipes/soups_and_stews/tom_ka_gai.txt · Last modified: 2017/12/19 19:52 by 127.0.0.1