Tom Kha Thai Coconut Soup
A fragrant Thai coconut soup layered with lemongrass, kaffir lime, and warming aromatics—silky, citrusy, and beautifully balanced with gentle spice and savory depth, and super easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- Chicken Stock · 1 quart
- Lemongrass · 1 stalk
- Galangal, sliced (fresh or dried) · 2 inches
- Herbies Kaffir Lime Leaves · 2
- Herbie's Long Pepper · 2
- Coconut milk · 1, 14 oz can
- Thai Basil · 1 sprig
- chili oil ·
- Fish sauce · 3 teaspoons
- Brown Sugar · 2 tablespoons
- Limes · 2
- Neutral oil · 2 tablespoons
- Shittake Mushrooms, de stemmed and thinly sliced · 6
Instructions
Tom Kha Thai Coconut Soup is fragrant, silky, and beautifully balanced—a classic Thai soup where creamy coconut milk meets bright citrus, gentle heat, and deeply aromatic herbs.
Perfect as a starter or light entrée, this classic Thai favorite invites adventurous palates and comfort seekers alike to enjoy a bowl that is at once soothing, vibrant, and unmistakably memorable.
- Cut galangal into 1/4 inch slices, and cut lemongrass into 3 inch pieces and bruise them with the back of a knife.
- Bring chicken stock, lemongrass, galangal, long pepper, kaffir lime leaves to simmer. Cover and let simmer 15 minutes.
- While soup is simmering, heat a small saute pan over medium high heat and add the oil and saute the mushrooms until the are dark brown and crispy. Set aside.
- To the soup, add the coconut milk, fish sauce and sugar. return to simmer and remove from the heat.
- Spoon into bowls and squeeze with fresh lime juice, add Thai basil and sprinkle with crispy mushrooms and drops of chili oil.
Jenny's Tip: - Finish with fresh lime juice and cilantro for a vibrant, authentic touch.
Caress Cuvée Blanc
Caress Cuvée Blanc, as blended by Bill, is a White Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with a magnificent nose and delicious full mouth feel - an incredible breadth and depth of aroma and taste.
Gertie Gewurztraminer
Gertie is a limited production single-varietal Gewürztraminer wine from a single Russian River Valley vineyard.
Joy Sauvignon Blanc
Crisp and elegant this light gold Sauvignon Blanc has the illusion of citrus and passion-fruit on the nose finishing with a lingering soft, dry melon on the palate.
Relish Roussanne
Relish is a limited production single-varietal Roussanne wine from a single vineyard.
Galangal Slices
Similar to ginger, but more flowery and intense.
Lime Leaves Kaffir (whole)
Kaffir Lime Leaves have a taste that resembles lime zest and they are most often used in Asian cookery, especially Thai.
