Thai Coconut Soup

Name: Thai Coconut Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 cups chicken stock (use vegetable for vegan); 1/2 yellow onion, or 1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced; 1 1/2 inch piece of peeled fresh ginger, minced; 1 stalk lemongrass,upper and outer leaves trimmed off, peeled and halved the long way (or 2 tsp lemongrass paste); 2 small hot peppers, sliced thinly; 13 ounce can coconut milk, full fat; 1 Tbsp chili paste; 1 Tbsp red curry paste; 2-3 Tbsp fish sauce (use Tamari sauce for vegan); 2 cups cooked chicken (use tofu for vegan); handful of fresh cilantro (chopped); juice of 1 lime; salt to taste; minced red bell pepper for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:20min

Thai Coconut Soup, or tom kha, is a classic Thai chicken soup that's so much more intensely flavored than most western soups, it'll wake you up, tingle your taste buds and make your nose run (in the best way.)

Updated at: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 03:54:46 GMT