Authentic Thai Panang Curry Paste

Name: Authentic Thai Panang Curry Paste
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 1, 1 jar
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick; 2 star anise; 10 cardamom (shells removed, or substitute with regular cardamom pods); 10 whole cloves; 2 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 2 tbsp cumin seeds; 3 stems lemongrass (finely sliced - or substitute with 3 tbsp jarred/sliced lemongrass); 2.5 cm galangal ( or substitute with ginger); 2 tsp Thai makrut / kaffir lime fruit rind (finely chopped - or substitute with lemon or lime rind); 6 Thai makrut / kaffir lime leaves; 10 large dried red chillis (soaked as per below, sub with half the amount for fresh chillies.); 10 dried red thai chillis (soaked as per below, sub with half the amount for fresh chillies.); 4 coriander root (chopped - or substitute with 2x fresh coriander stems); 5 tbsp crushed peanuts; 5 shallots (finely chopped); 10 cloves garlic (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Thai shrimp paste (or substitute with anchovy paste (or 1 tsp salt for a vegan curry paste))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 1 · 42m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

588KCAL

Protein

24g48% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat29g

37%

Saturated4g

18%

Unsaturated25g

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Total Carbs75g

27%

Fiber22g

78%

Total Sugars16g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch37g

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Sodium71mg

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

An authentic Thai panang curry paste made from scratch with fragrant spices, herbs, and peanuts. Far superior to store-bought versions.

Ingredients

1 SERVING

1cinnamon stick
2star anise
10cardamom — shells removed, or regular cardamom pods
10whole cloves
2 tbspcoriander seeds
1 tbspblack peppercorns
2 tbspcumin seeds
3lemongrass — fresh, finely sliced, or jarred/sliced lemongrass
2½ cmgalangal — or ginger
2 tspThai makrut / kaffir lime fruit rind — finely chopped, or lemon rind or lime rind
6Thai makrut / kaffir lime leaves
10large dried red chillies — soaked, or fresh chillies
10dried red thai chillis — soaked, or fresh chillies
4coriander root — chopped, or fresh coriander stems
5 tbspcrushed peanuts
5shallots — finely chopped
10garlic — finely chopped
1 tbspThai shrimp paste — or anchovy paste or salt

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Method

42m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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