Pad Prik Khing Gai
(Thai Chichen stir-fry with Long Beans, Chili, and Curry)
[the title actually means: Chicken, stir-fried with chili and rhizomes (e.g. galangal, ginger, lemongrass)]
Ingredients
- 2 cups Long beans, cut about 1" long
- 3 Tbsp Kaeng Kua curry paste (or Prik Khing paste)
- ½ lb chicken, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 Tbsp Fish sauce
- 2 tsp Palm sugar (or regular sugar)
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- (Optional) 3 Tbsp ginger, minced
- (Optional) 2 Tbsp dried shrimps, finely diced
- (Optional) 4 Kaffir lime leaves, chiffonaded
Options
- You can use most any green beans in place of the long beans.
- Traditionally the recipe is that simple; but you can add things like bell peppers and onions, if you like.
Kaeng Kua Curry Paste
- 3 dried mild red chilies (e.g. California chile [dried Anaheim], New Mexico red chile, Ancho chile [dried
Poblano], or Pasilla chile [dried Chilaca])
- 1 Tbsp galangal, sliced thin to go into the blender
- 2 ½ Tbsp lemongrass sliced thin to go into the blender
- 20 cloves garlic (approx 7 Tbsp)
- 2 ½ Tbsp shallots sliced thin to go into the blender
- ¼ tsp Kaffir lime zest, finely grated
- ¾ tsp coriander (Cilantro) root, chopped
- ¾ tsp shrimp paste, wrapped in banana leaf (or foil) and roasted
- ¾ tsp salt
Makes approx 1 cup of paste.
Directions
To make curry paste:
- Remove the stems of the red chilies
- Wash the chilies throughly and cut them into pieces approx 1 square-inch.
- Soak them in cold water for approx 15 minutes (10 minutes minimum).
- Add the chilies and all other ingredients into a food processor and puree until you have a very smooth paste.
To cook main dish:
- Mix ginger and dried shrimps with curry paste.
- Add coconut oil to a wok (or skillet), over medium heat.
- Add curry paste mixture.
- Cook until fragrant (at least 60 seconds);
(you should sneeze at least once if you just made the curry paste fresh)
- Increase heat to high.
- Add the chicken, long beans (or green beans), fish sauce, and sugar.
- Mix well.
- Cook until chicken and beans are done.
Yield:
3 servings ???
The End.