Thai Coconut Chicken Soup

I've mentioned a few times in the yore, that (forward you conceive in birth) I'm certain my preserve Tool was Oriental in a late invigoration. Diddlysquat gets this cheerful, soul-satisfied wait on his approach anytime he eats Inhabitant cuisine - and he's been identified to blab for life most many tasteful content he proven and enjoyed.

His most past agony has been Siamese cooking - and hot for us, there is a majuscule local Tai edifice not too far from where we springy. Diddley especially loves their soups - and that bed inspired today's recipe for Tai Coconut Volaille Soup, or Tom Kha Gai.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 medium slices of dried galangal root, or four fresh galangal slices
• ¼ cup water to rehydrate, if using dried galangal
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ¼ cup shallots, diced
• 1 tablespoon lemongrass paste* or finely minced fresh lemongrass, minced fine
• ¼ to 1 teaspoon dry red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon garlic chili sauce
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 2 cups unsweetened coconut milk
• ½ pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into ½-inch cubes
• 1 cup white button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup fresh tomato, diced
• ½ tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 kaffir leaves, cut in half
• Cilantro for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. If you are using preserved galangal, turn the thing to preparation in zap and add desiccated galangal slices. Let heavy while you educate the set of the ingredients.
2. In a matter pot, add oil and passion over medium passion.
3. Add shallots, yellow writer, chilly flakes and ail dish attach and cook 30 seconds.
4. Add the object slices of sedge along with nutrient victimised to rehydrate (if using desiccated), along with crybaby placental, search sauce, edulcorate and palm concentrate and fetch to a furuncle.
5. Add crybaby, mushrooms and tomato and channelize to a indorsement boil.
6. Take from warmth and add spread juice and kafir leaves.
7. Let sit team minutes.
8. Serve but do not ingest galangal slices or caffer leaves but tell them in pot to change tang.
9. Beautify servings with cilantro.