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Tom Kha Soup (Thai Coconut Soup)


  • Author: Laura Nockett
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

Tom Kha Soup, also known as Thai Coconut Soup is rich and creamy yet also sweet and sour with a kick of spice. This soup is traditionally made with chicken (called Tom Kha Gai), but this is a meatless version. 


Ingredients

Scale

Soup

2 tbsp olive oil

3 large cloves garlic, smashed

1 tbsp minced ginger

3 1″ pieces lemongrass stalk, smashed

6 cups vegetable broth

3 lime leaves

3 thai chilis, halved

2 cups coconut milk

2 tsp red curry paste

1 tbsp palm sugar

8oz white button mushrooms, sliced

1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 1” pieces

1 baby bok choy, chopped

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp lime juice

zest of 1 lime

salt

Garnish

fresh cilantro

green onion, chopped

lime slices

Thai red chilis


Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy bottomed soup pot over medium heat

Add the garlic, ginger and lemongrass

Sauté 2-3 minutes

Pour in the vegetable broth

Add the lime leaves and Thai chilis

Turn up to medium-high

Bring to a boil

Reduce to a simmer, simmer for 5 minutes

Strain out the lemongrass pieces, lime leaves and Thai chilis

Pour in the coconut milk

Add the red curry paste and palm sugar, whisk

Bring back to a boil

Add the mushrooms, pepper and bok choy

Boil 2-3 minutes

Reduce to a simmer

Add the fish sauce, lime juice and lime zest

Simmer for 5-10 minutes

Add salt to taste if desired

Serve warm, garnish with cilantro, green onion, lime slices and Thai red chilis if desired

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Soup
  • Cuisine: Thai

Keywords: #thaisoup, #tomkhasoup, #souprecipes, #thaicoconutsoup