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Tom Kha Gai- Coconut Chicken Soup

August 12, 2016, Updated January 16, 2019 — By Glitter & Graze — 8 Comments

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Do you have a favorite go to meal? Well, this is one of mine. Tom Kha Gai-coconut chicken soup is so tasty. I cannot get enough of this soup.

tom kha gai - coconut chicken soup

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Before I started making this myself, I searched all over town to find the best one. Once I finally found my favorite, shortly after the restaurant closed down. Noooo. Now what do I do? That’s when I decided it’s time to create my own.

Here in Texas we have a specialty grocery store called Central Market, which is literally a piece of Heaven on earth. They literally have EVERYTHING from all over the world. Each isle is from a different cultural from around the world.

So instead of just one tiny section down a isle, you get a whole isle. Hopefully you have a similar store like this because if not you are missing out.

So they had all I needed to make this soup. Here about a month ago I go to stock up on the ingredients I needed for this soup. Much to my surprise they didn’t have the coconut ginger soup base mix, nor the hot chili pepper oil that I’ve always used. What? Maybe they are just out of stocked.

Came back a week later and still nothing. They replaced the coconut ginger soup base with some powder stuff and only had garlic chili pepper oil. This was not going to work.  I looked around at other grocery stores hoping to maybe find them, but failed.

tom kha gai - coconut chicken soup

So onto Amazon I go. Yay! They had both. Since I couldn’t just run down to the store to get these, I stocked up. The A Taste of Thai Coconut Ginger Soup Base, 2.1 Ounce Box (Pack of 6) makes it so this is a quick and easy meal. It didn’t cost anymore to buy it online than it was when they did have it in store. With each pouch of the coconut ginger soup base you get 2 envelopes of base so you get to make this soup twice.

tom kha gai - coconut chicken soup

As far as the Dynasty Hot Chili Oil there was no way a garlic version of this was going to work because there is no garlic in this soup. When using hot chili pepper oil a little goes a long way. That’s why I say use 1 teaspoon for this recipe.

Of course if you like it spicy, like I do, add more 1 teaspoon at a time. If you use some of the actual chilies that are at the bottom of the jar, you’ll be giving your soup an extra kick.  So use those very carefully.

Fortunately the red curry paste is pretty easy to find in most stores. My local Walmart even carries it. The bottle says hot red curry, but honestly I don’t find it hot at all. Sometimes I even use half the bottle for one recipe hoping to spice it up, but found the hot chili pepper oil does the job.

I personally use the lite version of the coconut milk. The reason I do this is I like to save calories wherever I can. Of course the non lite version of the coconut milk tastes so much better, but I’ve gotten so used to the lite version that I don’t sit there and think “this would taste so much better with regular coconut milk.” It’s really up to you which you rather use. Or even try it both ways.

tom kha soup cutting

You wouldn’t think the way you cut up chicken is really that big of deal, but in this case I would say it is. You want to make nice thin slices. I used my filet knife to achieve this. Big chucks of chicken just don’t go with this soup. Plus you are cooking the chicken in the coconut milk so thin slices cook much faster.

I personally use fresh limes for this recipe. My love for limes is almost ridiculous. I’ve had a love a limes since I was a kid. A nightmare for my dental hygienist mother, caring about the enamel on my teeth. If you don’t use actual limes, lime concentrate works just as well. I’ve used both before and the soup turns out great.

tom kha gai - coconut chicken soup

If you’re wanting to try something new that is quick to make this is for you. Maybe you’ll be making it once a week just like me. A creamy spicy soup that fills you up. What more could you ask for? I hope you enjoy!

tom kha gai- coconut chicken soup
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Tom Kha Gai- Coconut Chicken Soup

Coconut Chicken Soup so creamy and spicy all together. A classic Thai favorite.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: thai
Keyword: chicken soup, coconut soup, thai soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 180kcal
Author: Glitter and Graze

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless chicken cut into thin slices
  • 1 can of coconut milk lite or regular
  • 1 can 14.5 oz of chicken broth
  • 1 envelope of A Taste of Thai Coconut Ginger Soup Base
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup of lime juice 2 large limes
  • 2 TBSP of red curry paste
  • 2 TSP of hot chili pepper oil
  • 4 stems of cliantro leaves only

Instructions

  • In a medium size saucepan, combine the Coconut Ginger Soup Base with the coconut milk and red curry paste over high heat
  • Bring to a boil
  • Once boiling add chicken, returning to a boil
  • Cook for 3 minutes, stirring every so often until chickem is fully cooked
  • Add chicken broth, hot chili pepper oil, lime juice and mushrooms and return to a boil
  • Remove from heat and garnish with cilantro and serve

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Tom Kha Gai- Coconut Chicken Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 180 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 134mg6%
Potassium 562mg16%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 25g50%
Vitamin A 1350IU27%
Vitamin C 7.8mg9%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. roni says

    September 19, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    Do you have this recipe, but from scratch? I would like to try this, but not into purchasing the taste of Thai envelop.

    Reply
    • glitterandgraze@gmail.com says

      September 19, 2017 at 10:27 pm

      No sorry I do not

      Reply
    • Jessica says

      November 29, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      Roni,
      Did you try making this from scratch? I’d also like to know how to make it without the base and the hot chili pepper oil (because I can’t find them locally). I’m wondering if coconut milk and ginger would work the same for the base? I don’t cook, so I have no idea.

      Reply
      • glitterandgraze@gmail.com says

        November 29, 2017 at 2:41 pm

        I have never made it from scratch. I know the lemongrass is a maim ingredient in that base. I have seen other recipes that do it from scratch. I would just search the name of the soup and see what recipes you find

        Reply
  2. Sarah Clarke says

    November 6, 2018 at 12:39 pm

    This looks divine. Just bought the soup base off amazon, I can’t wait to try it. This is one of my favorite soups, thank you so much for posting a non intimidating recipe

    Reply
    • glitterandgraze@gmail.com says

      November 11, 2018 at 8:20 pm

      You’re welcome. Yeah it’s one of my favorites too and I love doing it the easy way lol

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    March 4, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    5 stars

    How can I make it creamier? It taste wonderful but just wish I had it a little creamier.

    Reply
    • Dainya says

      March 4, 2020 at 6:58 pm

      Make sure a used the regular coconut milk and not the lite kind. And don’t use as much chicken broth, but that will give you less soup

      Reply

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