23 thai galangal chicken soup Recipes

blacan (shrimp paste), thick or 3 thin stalks fresh lemongrass, chopped peeled fresh or frozen galangal, chopped peeled fresh ginger, chopped peeled fresh or frozen turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder, onion, chopped, fresh hot red chiles (such as thai or serrano), seeded if desired and chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, candlenuts (do not eat raw) or macadamia nuts, chopped, water, fried bean-curd puffs, chicken breast halves with skin and bones, chicken stock (preferably homemade ), fresh bean sprouts (21/2 cups), threadlike tails discarded, olive or vegetable oil, well-shaken unsweetened coconut milk, sugar, shrimp, shelled and deveined, fresh round (not flat) rice noodles or wheat noodles or 1/2 lb dried egg noodles, garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

coconut milk, young galangal (kha on), stalks lemongrass , lower portion, cut into 1-in lengths and crushed (ta-khrai), fresh kaffir lime leaves , torn in half (bai ma-krut), boneless chicken breasts, sliced, fish sauce (nam pla), sugar, lime juice, black chili paste (nam phrik pao), coriander leaves , torn (bai phak chi), green thai chiles, crushed (phrik khi nu)