Best Panang Beef Recipes

BEEF RENDANG (THE BEST!)

Steps:

• Chop the spice paste ingredients and then blend it in a food processor until fine.
• Heat the oil in a stew pot, add the spice paste, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom and stir-fry until aromatic. Add the beef and the pounded lemongrass and stir for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, tamarind juice, water, and simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently until the meat is almost cooked. Add the kaffir lime leaves, kerisik (toasted coconut), sugar or palm sugar, stirring to blend well with the meat.
• Lower the heat to low, cover the lid, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is really tender and the gravy has dried up. Add more salt and sugar to taste. Serve immediately with steamed rice and save some for overnight.

BEST THAI PANANG CURRY RECIPE WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat skillet or deep bottom pan. Add coconut oil and wait until oil melts.
• Sauté finely chopped onions in hot coconut oil until onion is translucent.
• Add roughly chopped galangal, lemon grass.
• Add minced garlic, red and green bell peppers. Cook for 2 minutes constantly stirring.
• Push veggies to one side of the pan. Add washed and cleaned chicken things. Cook until chicken browns a bit and changes colour.
• Mix chicken and veggies together. Continue cooking it for a minute more.
• Again gather chicken veggie mix to one side of the pan. Scoop out Thai Panang curry paste ( or Thai red curry paste) to empty side of pan. Stir the paste and fry it in oil. Wait until oil separates from the paste. Pro-Tip : Do not skip frying curry paste in oil. Flavors cone out and curry turns delicious with this step.
• Stir in unsweetened peanut butter, fish sauce and palm sugar. Nutmeg powder to be added now if using. Take Kaffir lime leaves on your palm and crush it. Add crushed kaffir lime leaves to the pan. Note - If you can't get palm sugar , substitute with brown sugar or jaggery. Crushing kaffir lime leaves helps release its wonderful aromatic oil, making Panang curry flavorsome.
• Cook stirring regularly for 2 minutes.
• Simmer flame. Pour in thick coconut milk. Give it a good stir.
• Let it cook for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.
• Add few Thai basil leaves. Stir.
• Turn off flame. Thai Chicken Panang Curry is ready.
• It's great when served with steamed jasmine rice.
• You can also serve Thai Panang curry with rice noodles.

PANANG CURRY

Steps:

• In a medium size pot over medium high heat, add oil and onions and cook until the onions are translucent and soft, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add bell pepper, carrot, potato and broccoli and cook for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are soft but still yielding a crunch.
• Add curry paste - start with 2 tablespoons and add more if you want spicier - and stir. Add coconut milk, water and fish sauce and bring to a bubbling simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and stir in peanut butter, tamarind paste, coconut sugar, and chopped basil. For vegans, this is where you would be adding the lime juice.
• Serve with rice.

PANANG CURRY - BEEF

Steps:

• Brown beef, remove from heat as soon as it's no longer pink outside.
• Drain the beef.
• Heat curry paste and add ginger, chili, garlic.
• Add 2/3 coconut milk and stir.
• Add all remaining spices and mix in the rest of the coconut milk.
• Add suger and stir well.
• Add beef and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Use the remaining coconut milk in the can to cook with rice or make dessert.

THE BEST THAI PANANG CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Chop the onions and peppers into rough 1-inch pieces. Mince the garlic. Then crush the kaffir lime leaves to help release their oils.
• Place a 14-inch skillet (or wok) over medium-high heat. Add the coconut oil. Once the oil melts, add the onions. Sauté for 1 minute, then add the peppers and garlic. Sauté another 2-3 minutes.
• Move the veggies to the sides of the skillet and add the panang red curry paste and peanut butter to the center of the pan. Sauté the curry for 2-3 minutes to intensify the flavor, moving around the pan. Then add the kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk, and fish sauce. Stir to blend.
• Stir in the chopped chicken and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in the basil leaves. Serve with rice, quinoa, or noodles.

BEST PANANG BEEF

Steps:

• Cut the beef when slightly frozen, (put in freezer for 2-3 hours) It makes the thin slicing much, much easier. Heat oil on high. Add curry paste and 4 Tbsp. of coconut cream. Saute for 2 minutes until fragrant, then add beef and cook until browned. Add remaining coconut milk and lower heat to medium. Add sugar and salt. Cook beef until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally, and do not cover. The curry will thicken nicely. Turn heat off. Mix in fish sauce, thai basil, red bell pepper (you may add earlier if you want peppers softer) and kaffir leaves. Serve hot with rice. Leave uncovered on stove if not serving immediately. Enjoy!