Mae Ploy Panang Curry Paste 400g

Mae Ploy Panang Curry Paste 400g

Mae Ploy Panang Curry Paste (พริกแกงพะแนง แม่พลอย, phrik kaeng pha-naeng mae phloi) is a premium Thai panang curry paste from MAE PLOY. Panang curry (kaeng pha-naeng, แกงพะแนง) is one of Thailand’s richest and most indulgent curries — a thick, creamy, and intensely aromatic curry that is drier and more concentrated than green or red curry. Where green and red curries are relatively fluid coconut milk soups, panang is a thick, almost dry curry with a dense, velvety sauce that clings to the meat. The defining characteristic of panang is the inclusion of roasted peanuts ground into the paste itself, which gives the curry its characteristic nutty richness and thick body. Panang is typically made with pork or beef, cooked in a small amount of coconut cream rather than a full coconut milk broth, and finished with kaffir lime leaves and a drizzle of coconut cream. Mae Ploy’s paste captures this complex, rich flavour profile in a convenient, ready-to-use format. The 400 g tub is a large household format suited to multiple batches.

• Type: Thai panang curry paste - MAE PLOY brand; 400 g tub; premium traditional-style paste
• Flavour profile: Rich, thick, and intensely aromatic with roasted peanut, dried chilli, lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime; drier and more concentrated than green or red curry — the richest and most indulgent of the Thai curry styles
• Primary use: Thai panang curry — fry paste in coconut cream, add sliced pork or beef, cook until the meat is tender and the sauce is thick and clinging; finish with fish sauce, palm sugar, and kaffir lime leaves; serve with steamed jasmine rice
• Secondary use: Panang-style chicken or tofu curry; thick panang sauce as a dipping sauce for grilled meats; flavour base for panang curry puffs and savoury pastries
• Pack size: 400 g tub - large household format suited to multiple batches; store opened tub in the refrigerator

For other MAE PLOY curry pastes at Chang Market, see the full MAE PLOY range.