Panang Ingredients
Curry Curry Paste
● Ginger, 1 ½ inch
● Garlic, 10 cloves [minced]
● Dehydrated red chillies, 7-8
● Onion, ½ [cubed]
● Red bell pepper, ½ [diced]
● Yellow bell pepper, ¼ [diced]
● Pineapple, 3 cubes [optional]
● Basil, 4 leaves [optional]
● Soy sauce, 1 tbsp.
● Peanuts, 4 [ground]
● Pepper, 1 tsp. [freshly ground]
● Salt to taste
Other Ingredients
● Broccoli, 9-10 florets
● Carrots, 1-2 [sliced thinly]
● Red bell pepper, ¼ [chopped]
● Yellow bell pepper, ¼ [chopped]
● Tofu, cubed [optional]
● Lime zest, ½ of a lime
● Water, 1-2 cups [preferential]
● Vegetable oil, 1 tbsp.
10. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes, and then
you can enjoy it with steamed rice!
Preparation
CURRY PASTE
Tips
1. Take the dehydrated red chillies and put
them in a pot of water. Put the water on ● It will be bland before adding sugar
medium heat and let it come to an and salt to taste (in step 9), so you’ll
eventual boil. Let it boil for around 15 have to add in quite a bit. Keep
minutes, then switch off the heat. Let the tasting while doing this, because it
chillies rest in the water for at least 2 really depends on your flavor profile.
hours. I tend to lean more towards the salty
side, so I add in a rather large amount
2. Once the chillies are rehydrated, make of salt and a bit less sugar.
small slits and take out the seeds and off
the pedicel.
● We add pineapple chunks to the
3. Put the chillies in a blender, along with paste to bring out a balance between
the rest of the curry paste ingredients. the soy sauce and garlicky flavors.
Blend them together to create a thick, This is optional, of course.
rough paste.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of water to the paste
and blend it again.
CURRY PREPARATION
5. Put a fairly large pan on the stove and
turn up the heat to a medium low. Add
the vegetable oil and wait for a few
seconds. Then, toss in the fresh curry
paste and sauté it for 3 minutes.
6. Add one tin of coconut milk and stir
continuously. Add in the other tin after
the first one has started to bubble.
7. Put in the water until you are satisfied
with the thickness (but make it a little
thinner, because it thickens with time).
8. Add in the vegetables and tofu and fold
them into the curry. Add the lime zest as
well.
9. Add in salt and a couple of teaspoons of
sugar to taste.