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I've had tom kha at restaurants before and it was delicious, but I had feared that it would be overly complicated to actually make it well.
Despite this suspicion, I searched around for a recipe last weekend and gave it a try with a few modifications since certain ingredients were not available at the nearby grocery store. I discovered to my immense satisfaction that my prior impression was incorrect; it was not, it turns out, too complicated for me to make it well enough for it to become my new favorite soup to make.
I can't remember the original sites that I found the recipe on, but if you Google for tom kha you'll find several options. ( This is the one that I cobbled together from the pieces of the top few that I looked at. )
* For all you exceedingly precise types out there, just ignore the 'ish' suffix and the word 'about' and use exactly the amounts indicated.
** It's hard to screw this one up too badly. Keep going and see how it comes out--and keep notes; you may have discovered an even tastier version!
Despite this suspicion, I searched around for a recipe last weekend and gave it a try with a few modifications since certain ingredients were not available at the nearby grocery store. I discovered to my immense satisfaction that my prior impression was incorrect; it was not, it turns out, too complicated for me to make it well enough for it to become my new favorite soup to make.
I can't remember the original sites that I found the recipe on, but if you Google for tom kha you'll find several options. ( This is the one that I cobbled together from the pieces of the top few that I looked at. )
* For all you exceedingly precise types out there, just ignore the 'ish' suffix and the word 'about' and use exactly the amounts indicated.
** It's hard to screw this one up too badly. Keep going and see how it comes out--and keep notes; you may have discovered an even tastier version!
