Tom Kha Gai

also called tom kha · tom kha kai · coconut chicken soup · coconut galangal soup · Thai coconut soup

The table

2 cans(13.5 oz each)coconut milksimmer 10 minpoach 5 minseason off the heatscatter on top
6 slices(fresh or frozen; not ginger)galangal
2 stalks(bruised and cut into lengths)lemongrass
6(torn)makrut lime leaves
1 cup(240 mL)chicken stock
1 lb(450 g; thinly sliced)chicken breast
1 cup(drained)straw mushrooms
3 Tbsfish sauce
3 Tbslime juice
1 tsppalm sugar
3(crushed)Thai chiles
1/4 cupcilantro
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.

1simmer 10 min

2poach 5 min

goes in with what step 1 made

3season off the heat

goes in with what step 2 made

4scatter on top

goes in with what step 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 15 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
none givenof the steps that give a time

2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 35 min.

  1. simmer 10 min

    10 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start

  2. poach 5 min

    5 minwalk away(read off the step)10 min in

  3. season off the heat

    not timed15 min in

  4. scatter on top

    not timed15 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

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>> title: Tom Kha Gai
>> category: Soups
>> tags: chicken, coconut, thai, stovetop
>> counters: Thai Kitchen
>> aka: tom kha, tom kha kai, coconut chicken soup, coconut galangal soup, Thai coconut soup
>> pairs-with: coconut-rice
>> servings: 4
>> time: 35 min
>> step.1: simmer 10 min
>> step.2: poach 5 min
>> step.3: season off the heat
>> step.4: scatter on top

Simmer @coconut milk{2%cans}(13.5 oz each) for ~{10%min} with @galangal{6%slices}(fresh or frozen; not ginger), @lemongrass{2%stalks}(bruised and cut into lengths), and @makrut lime leaves{6}(torn).

Poach @&(~1)broth{} for ~{5%min} with @chicken stock{1%cup}(240 mL), @chicken breast{1%lb}(450 g; thinly sliced), and @straw mushrooms{1%cup}(drained).

Season @&(~1)soup{} off the heat with @fish sauce{3%Tbs}, @lime juice{3%Tbs}, and @palm sugar{1%tsp}.

Scatter @Thai chiles{3}(crushed) and @cilantro{1/4%cup} over @&(~1)soup{}.