"Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup) on your table in 30 MINUTES! It is one of the easiest, quickest, yet most FLAVORFUL soups you will ever taste! It is light yet creamy, sweet yet tangy, bright and salty tart, and bursting with layer upon layer of fantastic flavor...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 tablespoon coconut oil
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1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
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1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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5 garlic cloves, minced
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1 pound chicken thighs (cut into thin strips )
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4 cups chicken stock
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3 bay leaves (**OMIT if using galangal and not ginger**)
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1 3-inch piece galangal or ginger (sliced into 1/2 pieces(no need to peel))
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3 stalks lemongrass (*)
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper (**OMIT if using galangal and not ginger**)
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1 13 oz. can, can quality coconut milk ( (I like Chaokoh))
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2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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3-4 tablespoons lime juice (to taste)
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8 oz mushrooms, sliced
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1 red bell pepper, chopped
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Asian chili sauce (to taste)
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lemon juice (to taste)
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Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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cilantro
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green onions
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fresh basil
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lime juice