Chicken And Galangal Soup Recipes

THAI GALANGAL CHICKEN SOUP ( TOM KA GAI)

Steps:

• Cut the lemongrass into 5 cm pieces and pound the pieces with the side of your kitchen knife to bruise them. This helps to release the flavour into the soup.
• Using a large saucepan- combine the stock, lemongrass pieces, galangal, whole lime leaves and coriander (cilantro) roots and stems mixture. Bring to the boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer covered for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
• Strain the stock through muslin or a fine strainer into a large heatproof bowl. Discard the solids.
• Rinse your saucepan.
• Return your stock/soup base to the same saucepan.
• Add chicken and straw mushrooms. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir in the coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce and the sugar. Cook, stirring, until only just heated through. Do not boil. Remove from heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients- coriander (cilantro) leaves, red chillies, kaffir lime leaves and the lemon grass slices.
• Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND GALANGAL SOUP

Steps:

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

EASIEST CHICKEN TACO SOUP

Steps:

• Boil chicken for 20 minutes in a pot of water.
• Start chopping onion and mincinng garlic.
• Put olive oil, taco seasoning, onions, and garlic in a large pot and saute on medium heat.
• Shred the boiled chicken and add to the pot with the onion mixture.
• Once the onions are soft and turning transparent, add everything else and let simmer for 1 to 1.5 hours.
• Serve over chips and cheese.