Panang Chicken Curry
A thick, rich Thai red curry named after Penang island, with ground peanuts in the paste: chicken simmered briefly in reduced coconut cream with makrut lime leaves, finished sweet and salty with palm sugar and fish sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 3 tbsp panang curry paste
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, finely crushed
- 600 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, thinly sliced
- 6 leaves makrut lime leaves
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar or light brown sugar
- 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
- 1 handful Thai basil leaves
- 600 g steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4803 kcal · P 226.9g · C 581.3g · F 182.8g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Spoon 6 tbsp of the thick cream from the top of the coconut milk into a wok and simmer over medium heat, stirring, for 4–5 minutes until it splits and the oil appears.
- 2Add the curry paste and peanuts and fry for 2–3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the paste darkens and smells toasty.
- 3Add the chicken, stir to coat it in the paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- 4Pour in the rest of the coconut milk, tear in 4 of the lime leaves, add the fish sauce and sugar, and simmer for 8–10 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the sauce coats it thickly. Panang should be much thicker than a green or red curry.
- 5Taste and adjust: salty and sweet first, then heat.
- 6Shred the remaining lime leaves as finely as you can, scatter them over the curry with the chilli and basil, and serve with the rice.
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Questions and answers
How long does Panang Chicken Curry take to make?
About 30 minutes: 10 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Panang Chicken Curry?
10 ingredients: coconut milk, panang curry paste, roasted peanuts, boneless, makrut lime leaves, fish sauce, palm sugar or light brown sugar, red chilli, Thai basil leaves, steamed jasmine rice.
How many servings does this Panang Chicken Curry recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Panang Chicken Curry?
About 1201 kcal, with 56.7 g protein, 145.3 g carbohydrate and 45.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Panang Chicken Curry recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Panang Chicken Curry?
Panang Chicken Curry comes from Thai cuisine.
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