Tom Kha Gai (or Tom Yum Gai)

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken stock (canned or home made)
• 1 lemongrass stalk, crushed and cut into 1-inch sections
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 3 slices galangal root
• 1 teaspoon roasted chili paste
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 green onion sliced on the diagonal
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms or 1 can straw mushrooms, drained
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 cups cooked chicken meat, diced
• 1/2 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 can coconut milk 
• To make Tom Yum Gai: Omit the coconut milk in the above recipe

Instructions