Tom Yum Gai

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Tom Yum Gai

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 15 Min

Total Time : 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 3
  • 4 cups chicken stock


  • 2 chicken breasts boneless boiled and shredded


  • 1/2" piece galangal (or ginger) sliced thinly


  • 1 stalk lemongrass with ends slit off


  • 2 tbsp fish sauce


  • Juice of 1 lime


  • 1 tsp dried basil


  • 2 kaffir lime leaves


  • 5 pearl onions


  • 4 dry red chilies


  • 10 coriander juicy stalks


  • 1 tsp salt or to taste


  • 5 large garlic cloves minced finely


  • 1 tsp oil

Directions

  • Trim off any fat off the chicken. Wash, drain and pat dry chicken.
  • In a microwave safe glass plate or casserole, cook chicken on high power for 2 minutes. Flip them and cook for additional 3 minutes. Remove from microwave and keep them aside.
  • In another microwave safe plate, roast red chilies till crisp, about a minute. Remove and them aside.
  • In the same plate, roast onions along with their peels for 2 minutes. Remove from microwave and separate onions from the peels.
  • In a small bowl, heat oil for 30 seconds. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • In a deep bowl, heat the stock for 5 minutes till it's boiling.
  • Add ginger, lemongrass, lime juice, fish sauce, coriander stalks, basil, and chicken.
  • Add onions and garlic reserving some for garnish.
  • Place the bowl back in the microwave and heat for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the soup to serving bowls. Sprinkle crushed red chilies, onions and garlic over the soup.