Tom Kha Kai
Chicken in Coconut Milk

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons Siamese ginger, sliced
• 1 stalk lemon grass, cut into, 1" pieces
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons hot pepper, chopped
• 1/3 cup mint leaves
• 4 cups coconut milk
• 3 - 4 Kaffir lime leaves
• 1 1/2 cups chicken breast, slices
• 3 1/2 Tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 2 green onions, cut into 1" pieces

Directions

Using a medium - sized pot, add coconut milk and place over medium heat. Add Siamese ginger, lemon grass Kaffir lime leaves. Cook 1 - 2 minutes.

Add the chicken meat and bamboo shoots. Bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes.

Pour in fish sauce and green onions. Remove from heat. Stir in chopped hot peppers, lime juice, and mint leaves.

Serve hot with steamed Jasmine rice. Recipe from: The Carnival Restaurant in Chiang Mai