Gai Tom Kha - Chicken And Galanga Soup
1 medium chicken
8 cup coconut milk *
1 cup galanga sliced thin
1/4 cup fish sauce
3 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cilantro chopped
1 thai hot chile peppers
* Either use canned coconut milk or use 2-1/4 pounds of grated coconut (fresh) with 7 cups of
hot water to make the required amount of coconut milk.
Debone the chicken, and cut up the meat into bite size pieces. Cut up the bones into chunks.
Simmer the chicken bone in coconut milk over low to medium heat for approximately 1/2 hour. Remove
the bones and add the cut up chicken meat and sliced galanga. Place the lid back on the pot and
continue to simmer over low heat for another 20 minutes. Remove from heat and season to tastes with
fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Serve with chopped cilantro and crushed hot peppers sprinkled on
top.
Yield: 1
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