Southern Thai Dried Curry

Hello there and welcome to Jolly Kitchen Thai cooking channel. My name is Kiet and this week’s episode I will show you how southern Thai dried curry is made. Let’s go.

Southern Dried Curry

• 500g minced pork

• 2tbsp red chilli paste

• 3 kaffir lime leaves

• 1-2 stalks lemongrass

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 1 tsp shrimp paste

• A pinch of sugar

• 1-2 fresh chilli for garnish

Ingredients for chilli paste

• 6 dried chilli

• 4 bird’s eye fresh chilli

• 4 garlic cloves

• 1 small red shallot

• 1 kaffir lime fruit (zest only)

• 2 tsp white pepper

• 2 small fresh turmeric

How to make

• Prepare the chilli paste by mixing together dried chilli, fresh chilli, kaffir lime fruit zest, green pepper, white pepper, fresh turmeric, garlic, and red onion. Pound the ingredients in a mortar and pestle or blend until smooth.

• In a non-stick saucepan on medium to high heat, add minced pork and cook until 80% done.

• Add the chilli paste to the pork and mix until well combined. Be cautious, this dish is quite spicy.

• Season the curry with fish sauce and additional shrimp paste for added fragrance. Add a pinch of sugar to balance the flavour.

• Add green pepper and cook until the curry thickens.

• Turn off the heat and add kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass for added fragrance.

• Serve with steamed jasmine rice and accompaniments of seasonal vegetables such as cucumber, sugar loaf, and Thai eggplant.