Recipe: To Try At Home Panang Chicken Curry

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Recipe: To Try At Home Panang Chicken Curry Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Panang Chicken Curry. Panang curry with chicken represents the diversity of Thailand's southern region. Panang refers to the island of Penang in Northern Malaysia bordering southern Thailand. Beef or chicken is the great protein option for this curry.

If you like Thai curry , you definitely have to give this panang curry a try.

Thai panang chicken curry (also spelled penang like the northern Malaysian state) features a warm, rich red curry with flavor notes from Malaysia, Burma, and India.

Don't be put off by the long list of ingredients in the Thai panang sauce.

You can cook Panang Chicken Curry using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Panang Chicken Curry

  1. It’s 1-2 tbsp of ready-made Panang curry paste.

  2. Prepare 2 of chicken breasts cut into small cubes or strips.

  3. Prepare 400 ml of tin coconut milk.

  4. Prepare 2-3 of kaffir lime leaves (finely slices).

  5. Prepare 2-3 tbsp of Thai fish sauce.

  6. Prepare 1-2 tbsp of palm sugar.

  7. You need 1 handful of green beans (trimmed, chopped half).

  8. It’s 1 of carrot (cut about 4-5 cm long).

All of them require little to no preparation and are simply tossed in a food processor or chopper and.

Making Panang Curry Paste from Red Curry Paste.

If you live in Thailand, you will find many curry pastes on sale in the local markets, including the variants of homemade red curry paste all mixed and ready for use.

And this Panang chicken curry hits all the high marks.

Panang Chicken Curry step by step

  1. Heat about 2 tbsp. of coconut milk in a wok over a high heat until coconut milk starts bubbling. Add the panang curry paste and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, or until fragrant..

  2. Add the chicken and cook for a few minutes, until chicken just about done then add carrot, green bean and stir well..

  3. Then add palm sugar, fish sauce and kaffir lime leaves. Simmer for 5-7 minutes..

  4. Taste and adjust the saltiness by adding more fish sauce if preferred. Add a few tbsp. of coconut milk and stir well..

  5. To serve, place the panang curry in a large bowl. Garnish with the red chillies and finely chopped kaffir lime leaves. Pair with steamed jasmine rice..

  6. (TIPS - You can find Panang curry paste online, in big supermarket stores or more authentic one in Asian grocery shops. Or you can make panang curry paste using red curry paste then add ground roasted peanuts to the mortar and pestle at the end.).

Creamy, smooth, tangy yet sweet curry loaded with tender chicken, peppers, and Thai basil.

I have ordered Panang chicken curry numerous times at Thai restaurants, and experimented with homemade version nearly as many times.

After much testing, I have finally come up with a recipe I feel is The Best Thai Panang Chicken Curry I've ever made, and possibly the best we've ever eaten.

Penang Chicken Curry Penang (also called Panang) curry is a mild and nutty type of curry which is basically made up of a Thai red curry with the addition of Peanut Butter.

This is an easy going curry with a deep and filling flavour brought about from the peanut butter.