Chicken and Galangal Soup

This is adapted from David Tompson's Thai Food. It has becone one of my all-time favorite soups.

Category: Soups, Stews and Chili

Cuisine: Thai

Ready in 45 minutes
by quarrycooks

Ingredients

2 cups

1 cup

1 cup

1 pinch

1 teaspoon

2 stalks trimmed

3 peeled

2 roots scraped

3 stems removed

10 slices peeled

3

8 ounces cut into bite-sized pieces

1 pound cut into bite-sized pieces

2 tablespoon

2 tablespoon

1/4 cup chopped

1/4 cup thinly sliced


Directions

1. In a 4 quart saucepan, heat chicken stock, coconut milk, coconut cream, salt, and palm sugar to boiling. 2. Meanwhile, bruise lemongrass, shallots, coriander roots and chiles using a mortar and pestle. 3. Add to boiling stock along with galangal and lime leaves. 4. Simmer slowly for 20 minutes. 5. Strain out all solids. 6. Return liquid to pot and add chicken and mushrooms. 7. Simmer until chicken is cooked. 8. Add fish sauce and lime juice. 9. Stir to incorpotate. 10. Ladle into bowls. 11. Garnish with cilantro and green onion.

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