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Tom kha soup
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Tom kha soup

24 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This soup is packed with herbs and spices, blended with coconut milk and stock, and loaded up with prawns and chicken.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

855
Calories
65g
Protein
46g
Fat
54g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Shiitake 1/2 cup (73g) 34
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Kaffir Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Galangal not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Shiso not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5cm/2in piece galangal
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 stalk lemongrass
  • small bunch fresh coriander
  • 1-2 shallots
  • 1 medium green chilli
  • 3 fresh or 6 dried kaffir lime leaves
  • 2 limes, zest
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 litre/1¾ pint boiling water
  • 1 chicken or vegetable stock
  • 400ml/14fl oz coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp fish sauce
  • 8 tiger or king prawns
  • handful enoki mushrooms
  • handful shimeji mushrooms
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms
  • handful sugar
  • 100g/3½oz soba noodles
  • 1-2 limes
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • small handful thai basil
  • small handful shiso cress
  • 1 green chilli

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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