Tom Yum Gai (Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup)
Tom Yum Gai (Thai Hot and Sour Chicken Soup) is a sour, spicy, savory soup made with chicken, chili paste, mushrooms, and aromatic ingredients.
Servings: 4
Calories: 179kcal
Equipment
- Large Saucepan or Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken stock or no-salt-added chicken broth
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast thinly sliced
- 8 ounces white button mushrooms or oyster mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 stalks lemongrass bottom half only, tough outer leaves removed, cut into 1" pieces
- 6 lime leaves lightly scrunched to release the flavors
- 8 thin slices galangal
- 1-2 Tablespoons Thai chili paste see note
- ½ cup lime juice
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro plus more for garnishing as desired
- cooked rice noodles or white rice (optional)
Instructions
- Add 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken stock and 3 Tablespoons fish sauce to a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring the mixture to a simmer over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, and stir in the thinly sliced chicken breast. Simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Stir in the mushrooms, lemongrass, lime leaves, galangal slices and 1-2 Tablespoons Thai chili paste. Continue to simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in ½ cup lime juice, 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, and 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro. Note that the lemongrass, lime leaves, and galangal are added for flavor only and not actually meant to be eaten. This soup is normally served with these ingredients left in the soup, but with a saucer under the bowl so that there is somewhere to place these items after they're removed. If desired, serve the soup with cooked rice noodles or white rice.
Start with only 1 Tablespoon of chili paste, then taste the soup. If you want your soup to be spicier, add the second Tablespoon. I recommend starting with less because some brands may be spicier than others.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 1277mg | Potassium: 802mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg
