Delicious Tom Kha Gai Recipe | The Cook's Cook

Ingredients

• 6 cups homemade chicken broth
• One 15-ounce can coconut milk
• 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced into half-inch long pieces
• 2 chili peppers, chopped
• 1 inch piece of galangal, grated, preferably with a microplane (ginger is an adequate substitute but certainly second best as galangal is more floral)
• 1-2 tablespoons lime juice (to taste)
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, coarsely sliced
• Here you can improvise. Below is a list of some of the things I like to add:
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts chopped in 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup chopped shiitake mushrooms
• 1 cup sweet peas
• 4 eggs hard boiled, sliced in half or 6 quail eggs if you can find them. Check your local Asian or Russian grocer.
• 1 handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 handful green onions, chopped (optional)