Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2006

Wow, I've never had any kind of Tom Ka Gai but I loved it! I skimmed reviews and subbed the water with 2 cans of chicken broth and 1 can of lite coconut milk but didn't catch the part about the lemon grass and was stuck picking little hard pieces out of my soup! Wish the recipe would've eluded to that... Might reduce the red pepper if making this for others, I doubt any of my friends or family would be able to tolerate the heat... Fish sauce simmers to a much more tolerable smell/taste so wouldn't change the amount as others have mentioned. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

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ELLENEJ22

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2006

I should have followed others suggestions. It tasted extremely spicy. I only added 1.5 tsp rather than 2, and it was so hot. I followed it to a T and it just was so bland, then overly hot. Next time I will follow others suggestoins and use more coconut milk and broth. It is not good as is. I think it also needs more lemon grass. I have had this at a Thai restaurant here in PDX and I recall the lemon flavor coming through well and this one just didn't. Follow other suggestions below.

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naedwards

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Palm Springs, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2006

love to make this soup

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debra's child

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2006

Although this was not a personal favorite for me (since I'm not a fan of Thai food) my dad, who has tried this type of dish when overseas in the navy, said it was very good and authentic. It was too strong for me and I probably won't make it again, that is, unless one of my Thai-food loving friends or family members asks me to.

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DVINEGRACE83

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2006

This soup is amazing. I've always loved Thai food but especially recipies with coconut milk. I also substituted the chicken with shrimp and the bok choy with spinach and was wonderful. This is a very authentic flavored dish.

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JANETVONG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2006

OH BOY YUMMMMM!!!

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Girlwithaflower

Reviewed: May 24, 2006

Really nice soup! I might use a bit less fish sauce next time, but this was a great soup, and a good thing too as my other dishes were not so good:(

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EmilyP

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: May 17, 2006

This is close to the one I had in a famous Thai restaurant in CA, the flavors are powerful and excellent, as soon you put it in your mouth it explodes. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This soup gets a 5 STAR RATING *****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chuck

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Summerville, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: May 15, 2006

This is a wonderfully different soup. I've never had it before and wanted to try it. I made a few additions and changes. I added rice noodles, shrimp instead of chicken, shredded coconut, and chile sauce. I couldn't find lemon grass, so i just used the juice from half a lemon and added more bok choy. I also used low fat coconut milk. Thanks so much for this delicious recipe.

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MILKLISSA79

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2006

This soup turned out awesome! I used jarred lemon grass, and kept them in large pieces so that I could fish them out later. I also used mushrooms instead of chicken, and 2 green onion stalks instead of regular onion. Instead of 4 cups of water I used 2 cups chicken broth and an extra 14 oz can of coconut milk. I left out the cilantro as well. As others said, this recipe is very forgiving and will taste great with the addition of any vegetables.

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