Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken and Shrimp (Tom Kha)

Name: Thai Coconut Soup with Chicken and Shrimp (Tom Kha)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 14.5 oz chicken broth; 4 cup water; 3 stalk lemongrass, white part only, pounded; 1 piece galangal, 2-inch piece, sliced; 12 piece kaffir lime leaves, bruised; 2.5 tbsp Thai red curry paste; 0.5 lb skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes; 0.5 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined; 6 oz white button mushrooms, trimmed and quartered; 1 piece red chili, deseeded, cut into thick strips; 2.5 tbsp fish sauce; 0.75 cup coconut milk; 1 piece lime, juiced

A bold, creamy one-pot Thai coconut soup with chicken, shrimp and mushrooms, fragrant with lemongrass, galangal and red curry paste — better than takeout in 20 minutes.

20 min 4 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 2 Jul 2026

Nutrition· per serving · estimated

258

Calories

29g

Protein

10g

Carbs

13g

Fat

Scale recipe

4 servings

Original recipe

Ingredients13 items

Produce

🌿lemongrass, white part only, pounded3 stalk

🫚galangal, 2-inch piece, sliced1 piece

🍃kaffir lime leaves, bruised12 piece

🍄white button mushrooms, trimmed and quartered6 oz

🌶️red chili, deseeded, cut into thick strips1 piece

🍋lime, juiced1 piece

Meat

🍗skinless chicken breast, cut into cubes½ lb

Seafood

🦐shrimp, shelled and deveined½ lb

Pantry

🍲chicken broth14½ oz

🌶️Thai red curry paste2½ tbsp

🐟fish sauce2½ tbsp

🥥coconut milk¾ cup

Other

💧water4 cup

Instructions

1
Add the chicken broth and water to a pot over high heat.
2
Add the lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and Thai red curry paste to the broth.
3
Bring to a boil to build the aromatic base.
4
Add the cubed chicken, shrimp, mushrooms and red chili.
5
Simmer until the chicken and shrimp are just cooked through — they don't take long.
6
Add the fish sauce, coconut milk and fresh lime juice.
7
Stir to combine the flavors, then turn off the heat.
8
Ladle into bowls and serve immediately while hot.

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CuisineThai