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Title: Tam Yam Gai (Chicken Coconut Soup)
Categories: None
Yield: 6 Servings

2 Stalks lemon grass; bottom 6
-inches only, sliced very
-thin
3 Shallots; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; coarsely
-chopped
4 sl Fresh galangal; very thin
10 Stalks cilantro; stems only
10 Black peppercorns
2 c Chicken breast; no skin, no
-bone, R-T-C, cut into
-chunks
6 c Thick coconut milk
5 tb Thai fish sauce
5 tb Lime juice; fresh
2 tb Kaffir lime leaves; shredded
10 Serrano peppers; minced

Using a mortar & pestle or processor, make a paste of the lemongrass,
shallots, garlic, galangal, cilantro stems & peppercorns. Set aside. In a
wok heat coconut milk until almost boiling, stir in paste you set aside
earlier,mixing well. Add chicken chunks, stirring & cooking until almost
done. Add fish sauce, lime juice, lime leaves, & serrano's, stirring just a
few minutes more until chicken is fully cooked. Serve hot with steamed
rice.

NOTES : Nutritional Analysis per serving: 692 calories, 59 grams fat, 24
grams carbohydrates, 25 grams protein, 49 milligrams cholesterol, 573
milligrams sodium, 77 percent of calories from fat.
Recipe by: Thai Cooking School at The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 588 by "Christopher E. Eaves"
on Jan 23, 1998