4 people · Medium · 60 min · ₭ Average

Kaeng Som Kai is a local chicken soup that need to be served when guests are visiting you. Here is the recipe from Vang Vieng town.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, chopped in pieces
• 1 tablespoon of sour tamarind paste
• 10 cherry tomatoes
• 1 stalk of lemongrass, bashed a bit
• 5 slices of galangal
• 1 big onion, cut in 8 pieces
• 4 leaves of kaffir lime leaves
• 1 bunch of coriander, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch of culantro, thinly sliced
• 2 red chili, optional
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
• 1 cube of Knorr
• 1.5 L of water

Preparation

Step 1. Boil water, add salt, tamarind paste, lemongrass, galangal, chili, and Knorr cube.

Step 2. When the water is boiling, add chicken and fish sauce. Keep boiling until the chicken is cooked.

Step 3. Add onions, tomatoes, and boil for about 5 minutes more. Then add coriander and culantro. Serve with steamed or sticky rice and eating with chili sauce. Zap!