First let me say that I cannot believe that a week has passed since my last post. It is not possible! Days are melding into each other and time is on over-drive. Secondly, I did finish a pair of socks, but decided to not blog about it....yet! Instead the Babe and I had a spontaneous cooking lesson tonight! Our friend Patrick, who is a most talented chef, came over to teach us how to make a Thai curry. We love curry and one of our desires was to be able to cook a panang curry just like the one we eat in our favorite Thai restaurant.
What a most excellent night. I have a recipe for you, but honestly you had to be here, cooking along with Patrick. Sometimes spontaneous decisions are so much fun, especially when the outcome is great food and wine. I will leave you with the recipe just because the end result was so delicious.
Patrick's Panang Chicken Curry
1 ½ cups Coconut Milk (about a full can)
4-6 tbsp. Red Curry paste
2-3 Kaffir Lime Leaves (optional)
1 1/2 - 2 lbs. Chicken Breasts, thin sliced
1/2 cup plucked Basil leaves, unchopped
2 tsp. Fish Sauce
1 tsp. Sugar
1 tbsp. Tamarind Puree (optional)
¼ cup medium diced fresh pineapple
1/2 cup Onion, (thin sliced)
1/2 cup medium diced red bell pepper to garnish
In medium saucepan, heat ½ cup of coconut milk, and stir in curry paste and lime leaves. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds or so.
Add your cut up chicken and onions, stirring and coating it thoroughly, allowing the curry to penetrate the chicken.
Stir in remaining coconut milk into saucepan. Increase heat to high boiling. Allow to boil for about 5 to 10 minutes or until reduces about 1/4.
Reduce to simmer. Add fish sauce, Tamarind and sugar. Toss in your chopped red pepper, diced pineapple, fresh basil leaves and serve.
You can check out Chef Patrick's website at www.inter-course.com
17 comments:
Sounds very exotic! My mouth is watering......
I'm glad mine isn't the only time that's passing at light speed. I can hardly account for the last year, much less the last few weeks. Where does it go? :)
mmm that sounds good. Jane x
Sounds like a fun and delish time!
Good food. Good friends. Great weekend!
enticing recipe Raina...and I like the "motion" shots.have a beautiful weekend.
Panang curry is delish! I've learned to make quite a few thai dishes over the years as the closest restaurant is 100 miles away over a nasty pass! Thanks for this recipe!
And when you figure out how to slow down time, please, let me know!
Yummmmmmy looking stuff. What a fun way to spend an evening!
Looking forward to seeing your socks :)
Delicious food in the company of good friends is the ideal way to share an evening. Thanks for the recipe which I look forward to making. Years ago, I learned to make a Thai green curry from a Thai lady, and it has been a staple at our home for years. Always delicious.
Ooooo...Delicious! I just love Thai food, and nothing like a curry to warm and cheery cold autumn days just now. But such fun you had a real chef to show you the ropes for making the curry...And thank you, Raina for sharing the recipe. I just got some green curry paste...Now I know exactly what to make. Busy days here too... I can relate--LOL! Happy weekend, my friend :o) ((HUGS))
looks so much fun and i love thai curry!
It sounds like you're having a great time, as fast as it's going!
Do you suppose we've entered some new time-hole where everything is moving faster than normal??? Sounds like you had a great evening!
How great to spend an evening with some friends and cook together. And enjoy the food!
I love curry too.
Ah mouth watering
Oh! We cook a version of this and it is the easiest and tastiest curry ever!
Oh this sounds so good, I have a streaming cold right now and this sounds like just the sort of food I need.
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