# Tom Kha Gai

A classic creamy and aromatic Thai chicken coconut soup.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, sliced thin
- 2 cup unsalted chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 inch galangal, sliced into thin coins
- 2 stalk lemongrass, bottom 5” only
- 2 small shallot, halved
- 7-8 whole makrut lime leaves, center rib torn out
- 2-5 whole thai bird’s eye chilies
- 2 cup full-fat coconut milk
- 6 oz oyster mushrooms, torn
- 3-4 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp palm or coconut sugar
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp nam prik pao (optional)
- cilantro (optional)
- jasmine rice

## Instructions

1. Smash the lemongrass, galangal, and shallots with the flat of your knife.
2. Simmer the stock, salt, galangal, lemongrass, and shallots.
3. Add the chicken and simmer gently until no pink remains.
4. Add the coconut milk, lime leaves, chilies, mushrooms, 2 tbsp fish sauce, and sugar, and simmer gently.
5. Turn off the heat and stir in the lime juice.
6. Swirl in the nam prik pao, top with cilantro, and serve with jasmine rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DewkoLDJlJY/?rpxt=MXdsY3R3Mmswd2V4cA==
- Creator: Ivy
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0d8a63d9-921b-40be-9900-16b6319bf2ec
- Extracted: 2026-11-03

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