Chicken Panang Curry
This is a rich chicken curry for only 30 minutes of cooking time. I serve it with fresh steamed Jasmine rice and garnish with fresh chilli and Thai basil leaves.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- oil for frying
- 4 tablespoons Panang curry paste
- 4 cups (1 litre) coconut milk
- 300g chicken breast, cubed
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 6 kaffir lime leaves, torn
- 2 big red chillies, sliced
- 1 handful Thai basil leaves
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:45min
In a wok, fry the curry paste in oil until it is fragrant. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil.- Add the chicken and cook until almost done. Add the palm sugar, fish sauce and lime leaves. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the saltiness by adding more fish sauce if necessary.
- To serve, place the curry in a large bowl. Garnish with the red chillies and basil. Pair with steamed jasmine rice.
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At the suggestion of the old dude at the local Asian market, I first heated up the oil and added a 4 oz can of panang curry paste with 2 decent-sized crushed garlic cloves, then added sliced chicken and cooked very slowly on low heat until nearly done. I then added 1 TBS of fish sauce, torn/bruised lime leaves (and removed when serving), 1 TBS of palm sugar, and 2 cans of coconut milk and simmered until the sauce thickened slightly, about 10-15 mins. Turned out wonderful and fragrant, and the smell alone had my neighbors asking what I was making, drooling over my front door. - 22 Feb 2011 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I had to substitute a lot of ingredients (brown sugar for the palm sugar; grated lime zest, dash of lime juice, and a bay leaf for the kaffir lime leaves; "regular" basil for the Thai basil leaves), but this dish was still amazingly good. The sauce was so good I kept the leftovers and I plan to make a batch of rice tomorrow just so that the sauce does not go to waste. - 17 Aug 2011 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This recipe is very authentic! All the ingredients contribute to its unique taste. Don't skimp...go to your local Asian market and get the ingredients. Also very very easy to make. Reminded me of my favourite Thai restaurant I always ate at in Hawaii! Will be making this again and again! Thanks! - 30 Apr 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)