Goal #72. Try 100 new recipes (26/100): Tom Kha (coconut soup)

Another Thai recipe from my dental hygienist! :) This one I made two weeks ago for my church soup competition...and WON! It's the first time I've won any cooking contest. It kind of feels like cheating to win when I just followed a recipe. It also feels triumphant. 5/5 stars, obviously.


Coconut Soup (Tom Kha)

1-2 lbs chicken, beef, or shrimp (thinly slide chicken or beef)
3 c chicken broth
1 c coconut cream (Mae Ploy or Chaokoh--go to your local Asian market and they'll hook you up)
1 c mushrooms sliced and/or your favorite veggies (squash, zucchini, carrots, red pepper...)
1-3 slices Galangal
1 stalk lemon grass (smashed at stem and cut 1 1/2 in)
3-4 Kaffir lime leaves (tear off stem) (op[tional)
2 Tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp lime jiuce
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp accent (MSG...optional) <-- I have no idea what this means, so I didn't do it
Garnish lime slice & cilantro

Kaffir lime leaves and coconut cream

Galangal and fish sauce

Directions:

1. Combine broth, coconut creme, lemon grass, galangal, and lime leaves. Bring to a low boil. Simmer 5 mins.
   
2. Strain out lemon grass, galangal, and lime leaves *do not eat lime leaves and galangal*
   
3. add meat, vegetables, fish sauce, sugar, salt, and accent
4. bring to a low boil
5. simmer on low for 5 minutes
6. garnish with a squeeze of lime and cilantro

Note: This does NOT make much soup. It was probably 4-6 servings.

The final product...I forgot to take a pic of it in a bowl