Tom Yum Gai
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
- 400 grams (about 1 lb) boneless chicken meat, diced
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 100 grams (3.5 oz) straw mushrooms, halved
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 1 fresh lemongrass stem, cut into short lengths
- 2–3 kaffir lime leaves, torn
- 3 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- 4 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp sugar
- 5–6 hot fresh Thai chilies, just broken with pestle
Method
- Place the stock in a pot, add the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, and bring to boil over medium heat.
- Add the chicken meat, mushroom, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar; cook slowly and uncovered for 10 minutes. Do not stir.
- Add the tomatoes and chilies and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat.
- Serve with steamed jasmine rice.