Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry
Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry

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Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

It turns out it's quite simple, really: red curry paste. Just a bit of red curry paste added to an otherwise pretty traditional recipe for tom kha soup, making it way easier for me to make on a regular basis. You still use lemongrass, of course, but you swap ginger for galangal and fresh lime juice for kaffir lime leaves.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tom kha gai in red curry using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry:
  1. Take 1 (1 inch) ginger, peeled
  2. Prepare 10 kaffir lime leaves or 1 tbsp lime zest and 1/4 cup lime juice
  3. Get 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
  4. Take 4 pieces chicken breast, cut into strips
  5. Take 1 cup shiitake or button mushrooms, cut into half
  6. Prepare 1 can coconut milk
  7. Get 2 tbsp fish sauce
  8. Take 1 tsp sugar
  9. Prepare 2 stalks fresh lemongrass
  10. Prepare Chilli oil, cilantro leaves and lime wedges (to serve)

Tom Kha Gai translates as "boiled galangal chicken." Galangal looks similar to ginger and is related to it, but has a more peppery and pungent flavor. 'Gai' means chicken. So a Tom kha gai soup, known for its creamy coconut is actually referred to as a boiled aromatic soup that contains galangal and chicken. There are other variations to tom kha soup. A tom kha goong for example would be made with prawns and the liquid would be water or prawn stock.

Steps to make Tom Kha Gai in Red Curry:
  1. Lightly smash lemongrass and ginger to release its flavor. Cut lemongrass stalk into 4 pieces
  2. Bring lemongrass, ginger, kaffir leaves and chicken broth to a boil. Reduce to a steady simmer until the flavors are melded, 10 minutes. Strain the aromatics.
  3. Add chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and add mushrooms until tender, 20 minutes.
  4. Mix in coconut milk, fish sauce and sugar. Simmer. Stirring occasionally. 5-10 minutes.
  5. Serve hot with the chili oil, cilantro and lime wedges.

Tom Khai Gai consists of warm coconut broth infused with lemongrass, red curry, galangal, and basil, with thinly sliced tender chicken, mushrooms and red bell peppers. Its bright and refreshing, both light and rich at the same time, and its layers of tantalizing spices are mesmerizing. I almost think it's better to leave out the stuff you can't find and add a teaspoon or two of Thai red curry paste to replace the missing aromatics. It won't be exactly the same, and will add extra spiciness, but it'll work in a pinch. Cheaters never win, but you can come pretty close!

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