Thai lovers might be wondering why this soup is orange instead of white. Well when I lived in Los Angeles my favorite Thai restaurant’s tom kha yum soup was orange. Also they called it tom kha yum soup instead of tom kha gai. I’ve been trying desperately to recreate this soup because honestly I miss it so much. I miss Los Angeles a lot but I really miss the food. I had my favorite places and favorite dishes. This tom kha yum soup was my absolute favorite soup. If I was feeling sick or just wanting comfort food, I ordered this soup. Pre-paleo a huge helping of pad see yew accompanied the soup. If you didn’t know already, I am slightly obsessed with cooking food in my crockpot. You literally throw almost all the ingredients in the crockpot and just let it cook. The red curry paste really makes this soup because it has lemongrass and galanga in it!
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Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken tenders, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 14oz cans full-fat coconut milk
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 large sweet onion, sliced
- 2 tbls red curry paste
- 2” ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 tbls fish sauce
- 2 tbls lime juice
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro, for serving
Directions
- Place chicken into bottom of crockpot then add all other ingredients into crockpot except mushrooms and cilantro.
- Cook for 5-6 hours.
- Put mushrooms in 20 minutes before end of cooking time.
- Serve with a handful of cilantro.
Enjoy!
x vanessa
I’ve never had this type of soup but it sounds delicious! Perfect as the weather cools down 🙂
Exactly!
Ooh. This looks tasty, and like the perfect compliment to some paleo shrimp dumplings I’ve been wanting to make. Just needed an Asian soup to make it a complete meal. I can’t just eat shrimp dumpling for dinner…can I? 😉
Oo I think the combo of shrimp dumplings and this soup sounds amazing! Can’t lie I could probably eat just dumplings for dinner.
YUM! I always assumed that this was more difficult to make. This is my favorite soup when I am feeling under-the-weather, so I am going to make this and freeze a portion for those times. Thanks!
Great recipe! Just got done cooking in the slow cooker. Thanks for the post!
You are very welcome!!
Should this recipe be cooked on high for 5 to 6 hours? That was the only part I found unclear. Thanks!
Sorry about that. It should be cooked on low.
Try this with fresh cut Roma Tomatoes (instead of canned) and a tablespoon (or 2) of Coconut Sugar – Tom Ka Yum Wow! 😉
Oo I love the use of fresh tomatoes! I’m so glad you liked it!!
what brand red curry paste? I love the taste of lemongrass and galanga in Tom kha!
I use Thai Kitchen!
I’ve made this a couple times and loved it. I’m thinking of adding some noodles this time, but I’m I sure what kind would go well with it, any suggestions?
I think you could add zoodles, but sweet potato noodles (found in Asian markets) or rice boodles (if you eat rice) would be good options!
Do you precook the chicken tenders or put them in raw?
I put them in raw.
This recipe was so good! I’ve been craving Thai lately and this hit the spot. Thank you!
Thanks Kathryn!!
This is cooking right now! I can’t wait to try it!!