Khao Tom Gai (Thai Chicken and Rice Soup)
Easy one-pot Thai chicken and rice soup. This khao tom gai recipe is healthy, flavorful, and perfect for a light, comforting meal.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 cups water
- 1 large chicken breast
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- ½ tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 cilantro root
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ tsp white pepper powder
- 2 cups jasmine rice (cooked and chilled)
- ginger (thinly sliced, to taste)
- green onions (finely chopped, to taste)
- fried garlic (to taste)
- fried shallots (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Bring water to a boil in a pot over medium heat.
- 2
Add chicken breast, cilantro root, garlic, white pepper powder, soy sauce, and bouillon cube. Close the lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
- 3
Turn off the heat. Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it into tiny pieces.
- 4
Bring the soup back to a boil over medium heat. Stir in cooked jasmine rice and let it simmer for 2 more minutes. Turn off the heat.
- 5
Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the shredded chicken. Add optional toppings like ginger, green onions, fried garlic, or fried shallots as desired.