My Own Personal Version of Tom Ka Gai Soup
Sunday, July 23, 2006 at 2:24AM If you like Thai food, and Thai soup, you'll like this. Its a staple at every American Thai restaurant. Its really good, and if you eat a lot of it, you'll get fat... Coconut milk is not good for you in large doses. And don't use anything from a can... Its just not right.
What it takes to make it:
4 cups water
1 can coconut milk
fish broth / sauce
and cilantro (if you want)
coriander
cumin
chicken breasts (.)(.)
bok choy
lemon grass
Shitake mushrooms.
Peanut Oil- to fry with
Garlic, slice paper thin, use a sharp knife
red pepper or cayenne pepper
onion
Fresh Ginger, grated (NOT PICKLED)
1. Slice things:
garlic super thin
grate the ginger
chop the lemon grass
crush up the red pepper
shred the bok choy
slice up the chicken into strips
chop the cilantro
slice the onion
2. Heat the oil to cook:
garlic
ginger
lemon grass
red pepper
coriander
cumin
Cook them until it smells good, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Stir in the chicken and onion and cook for about 5 minutes. The chicken should start to look cooked, basically white.
4. Now throw in the bok choy, cook it until it wilts, about 5-8 minutes depending on how fine you shredded it.
5. Your concoction should be nice and cooked now. Dump in 4 cups of water, the can of coconut milk, fish broth, and cilantro. Simmer until the chicken is all done....
Now eat it.



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