Recipe - Chicken In Coconut Milk Soup - Gai Tom Kha

4 cup Med coconut milk
1 One half cup Chicken stock
3 Pieces dried galangal,
(Siamese Ginger)
(quartersized pieces)
=OR=
6 :Pieces fresh Galangal
4 Stalks fresh Lemon Grass
bruised,
cut into 2in lengths
1 lg Whole boned chicken breast
cut into 1/2in pieces
4 tablespoon Fish sauce, Nam Pla
5 Kaffir makrut lime leaves
(Fresh)
(if available)
4 Fresh serrano chiles
cut or sliced up into rounds
2 Fresh limes, juiced
2 tablespoon Fresh coriander leaves
(chopped)

IN A SAUCEPAN, bring the coconut milk, chicken stock, galangal and lemon
grass to a boil; reduce and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain stock; discard
galangal and lemon grass. Return stock to a boil, add chicken and reduce to
a simmer until tender (about 2 minutes). Add fish sauce, citrus leaves and
chiles. Stir in lime juice. Garnish with more chiles to taste and coriander
leaves. Serve hot.

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