Chicken (gai) cooked (tom) with galangal (kha). Creamy, spicy, subtly sweet balanced with tangy lime juice.
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Tom kha gai
Soup
Leftover roast duck egg drop soup
If you roasted a whole bird, pause before throwing away the bones. They're ready to be simmered in water with vegetables or spices, or both, to make a tasty stock.
Cook time: 12 hours
Servings: 6 people
Pork and vegetable miso soup (tonjiru / butajiru)
If you think that authentic miso soup should have only three solid ingredients — tofu, wakame and scallions — you might be in for a surprise. There are so many other ingredients that can be added to miso soup. Tofu is not even always a must.
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Narutomaki and mushroom miso soup
A blend of fresh, dried and fermented ingredients, this soup is cooked with fresh cabbage and tomatoes, dried wakame and narutomaki, and fermented soy beans in the form of miso paste.
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Gingered chicken, shiitake and bok choy soup
Oh, the utter simplicity of making this Japanese-style chicken, mushroom and vegetable soup… No sauteing, no spice base. This soup is about clean flavor.
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people