Panaeng pork curry, a Thai curry with the delicious and tender taste of coconut milk, is many people’s favorite. It is not too difficult to cook. Start by pounding curry paste together and set it aside. Then, put the pork in a pot with coconut milk and simmer it until the pork is tender. Heat oil in a wok, add curry paste, stir fry until fragrant, then slowly add coconut cream. Continue to stir until the coconut oil rises to the top. Add the stewed pork, some seasoning, and mix well. Add spur chili peppers, Turkey berry and torn kaffir lime leaves, simmer until fragrant. Put Panaeng pork curry onto a plate and serve with delicious steamed rice.
1½
Cup
Coconut milk (1/2 cup of coconut cream + 1 cup of water)
300
Grams
Sliced pork loin
2
Tbsp
Vegetable oil
1½
Cup
Coconut cream
1¾
Tbsp
Fish sauce
1
Tbsp
Coconut sugar
1
Chili
Spur chili peppers, sliced
5
Leaves
Torn kaffir lime leaves
¼
Cup
Turkey berries
Thickened coconut cream for garnish
7
Chilis
Dried chilies, soaked in water until soft
1
Tsp
Sea salt
¼
Cup
Sliced shallots
2
Tbsp
Sliced Thai garlic
1
Tbsp
Finely chopped galangal
3
Tbsp
Finely sliced lemongrass
1
Tbsp
Sliced coriander root
1
Tbsp
Chopped kaffir lime zest
2
Tsp
Roasted coriander balls
1
Tsp
Roasted caraway
½
Tsp
White peppercorns
1
tsp
Grilled shrimp paste
2
Tbsp
Ground roasted peanuts
Make Panang curry paste by pounding dried chilies with salt. Add shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, coriander roots and kaffir lime zest. Pound to mix them in the paste. Add coriander, caraway, peppercorns, grilled shrimp paste and grounded peanuts and pound until the mixture turns into a fine paste. Set the curry paste aside.
Add 1 cup of coconut milk into the pot. When it boils, add pork and simmer it until soft, turn off the heat.
Set a pan with oil, add curry paste and stir fry until fragrant. Slowly add ½ cup of coconut cream, keep stirring until the coconut oil rises to the top. Add stewed pork in coconut milk and mix them. Add the remaining coconut milk and season it with fish sauce, sugar and simmer over low heat until the pork is soft. Add the remaining coconut cream. Taste the curry again before adding spur chili peppers, Turkey berries and kaffir lime leaves, simmer until fragrant, turn off the heat.
Put panaeng pork curry onto a plate. Garnish with thickened coconut cream and serve with steamed rice.
Put 1 cup of rice with 1.5 cup of clean water (1:1.5)
Close the lid, press the switch to turn on, and wait until the rice is cooked.
Set the rice aside for at least 10 minutes before eating.