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Main course · Thai

Gaeng Panang Gai (Panang Chicken Curry)

35 min Serves 4 ~415 kcal/serving ~£7.80 (£1.95/serving) Contains-nutsDairy-freeGluten-free

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Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
  • 3 tbsp panang curry paste
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 20 g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
  • 15 g fresh thai basil leaves

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
415 kcal
Protein
28.8 g
Carbohydrate
9 g
of which sugars
6.8 g
Fat
29.1 g
of which saturates
19.7 g
Fibre
1.9 g
Salt
2.79 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Fry the panang curry paste in a splash of the coconut milk in a wide pan for 2 minutes until fragrant and the oil starts to separate.

  2. 2

    Add the chicken and stir-fry for 4 minutes until it changes colour on the outside.

  3. 3

    Pour in the rest of the coconut milk and the kaffir lime leaves, then simmer for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until thickened and the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.

  4. 4

    Season with the fish sauce and palm sugar.

  5. 5

    Scatter with the roasted peanuts and thai basil leaves and serve with jasmine rice.

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