Tom Kha Gai Recipe - Authentic Thai Coconut Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cans of coconut milk
• 2 cups of chicken stock
• 4 red thai chiles , diced
• 1 inch of fresh galangal root, thinly sliced
• 1 piece of fresh ginger
• 2 chicken breasts , thinly sliced (it is easier if the breasts are still mostly frozen when you cut them)
• 1 can of straw mushrooms
• 4 medium tomatoes (optional)
• 1 stalk of finely chopped lemongrass (optional)
• 10 kaffir lime leaves , thinly sliced
• 1 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tbsp of lime juice
• 2 tbsp of fish sauce
• 2 tbsp of brown sugar