Coconut Broiled Chicken

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Thai Ginger Chicken Soup

Posted on July 30, 2013

Quick and easy Thai Ginger Chicken Soup!

Ingredients:  

1/2 lb of boneless chicken breast

3 cups coconut milk

2 cups water

1 inch section of ginger thinly sliced

1 to 3 tablespoons of fish sauce

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons of sliced green onions

1 tablespoon of chopped parsley

Prep:  

1.  Cut chicken into thin strips

2.  Bring coconut milk and water to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium low

3.  Add chicken and cook for 3 minutes

4.  Stir in Ginger, fish sauce and lime juice

5.  Sprinkle with green onion and parsley

Thai Coconut Chicken

Nice and light, but full of flavor! 

Ingredients:  

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in bite size pieces)
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1 teaspoon grated ginger root
1 clove garlic - chopped
2 serrano chilies or 1 jalapeno chili (remove seeds and finely chop
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 can of coconut milk (14 oz)
1 teaspoon packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup sugar snap pea pods
1 medium bell pepper - sliced or cubed
1 medium tomato - chopped
1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves
Fresh cooked jasmine rice

Prep: 

1.  In a nonstick wok or skillet, heat oil over medium heat
2.  Add chicken and stir-fry for about 3 minutes until chicken is no longer pink in middle
3.  Add lime peel, ginger-root, garlic, chilies, cilantro and stir-fry about 1 minute
4.  Pour coconut milk over chicken.  Stir in brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, pea pods and bell pepper.  Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5.  Add tomato last
6.  Serve over rice and top with fresh basil.

Tom Ka Gai Soup - A Family Favorite

My family loves Thai food. I particularly enjoy the soups. This soup recipe took awhile to perfect, but I did get it and it is now a favorite at our house.

Enjoy!