Thai chicken lemon grass coconut soup -tom kai | epicuriantime.com

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 3 lemon grass stalks, crushed
• 6 fresh or dried kaffir lime leaves
• 1 piece ginger, 4 inches (10 cm) long, peeled and sliced
• 1 piece galangal, 4 inches (10 cm) long,peeled and sliced
• 7½ cups (1.9 L) chicken broth
• 2 cans (each 400 mL) coconut milk
• 2 to 4 tsp (10 to 20 mL) fish sauce
• 1 to 3 tsp (5 to 15 mL) palm or granulated sugar(optional)
• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts,about 1 lb (500 g)
• ½ red pepper, thinly sliced into strips
• ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt
• ¼ lb (125 g) fresh shiitake or button mushrooms,thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• ½ cup (125 mL) Thai basil leaves or cilantro sprigs for garnish
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