Button Mushroom Tom Kha Gai
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
The ultimate comfort food, the mushroom tom kha gai is a concoction of flavours including the coconut broth, lemongrass and kaffir lime and a subtle but effective hint of chilli to add a little kick.
INGREDIENTS
- 6 large or 12 small chestnut mushrooms, sliced
- Thumb sized piece of galangal or ginger, finely sliced
- 2 sticks of lemongrass, bruised and sliced into 3cm pieces
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, chopped
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- 3 red chillies, finely sliced
- 2 tins of 440ml coconut milk
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1 lime, juice and zest
- Dash of fish sauce
- Pinch of salt and pepper
To serve
- Bunch of coriander, chopped
- 200g cooked rice noodles
METHOD
- Place the galangal (or ginger), lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, shallot and chillies into a saucepan along with the coconut milk and heat slowly, gently stirring occasionally.
- Cook for about 5 minutes, then add the mushrooms and bring just below the boil.
- Cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, the lime juice and fish sauce.
- Add the chopped coriander and lime zest and serve straight away with the noodles and extra lime wedges and chilli slices on the side.
