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Mild Coconut Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Gai)
Creamy, fragrant, and lightly spiced — easy to digest and soothing.
Course Soup
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings 3
- 2 cups low‑sodium chicken stock
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into 3 pieces and bruised
- 3 slices fresh ginger
- 200g chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp fish sauce (or light soy sauce)
- Fresh coriander to garnish
In a pot, combine stock, coconut milk, lemongrass, and ginger. Simmer 5 min.
Add chicken and mushrooms, cook gently until chicken is just done.
Remove lemongrass and ginger. Stir in lime juice and fish sauce.
Garnish with coriander and serve.