Best Thai Pork Curry Recipes

THAI PORK & PEANUT CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole. Add the spring onions and coriander stalks and cook for 1 min. Add the pork slices and cook for 5 mins until starting to brown.
• Stir in the curry paste and peanut butter. After 30 secs, add the sugar, soy and coconut milk, plus ½ can of water. Mix well, put a lid on and leave to simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the lid, add the baby corn and increase the heat. Bubble for 3 mins until the corn is cooked and the sauce has thickened a little. Stir in the lime juice and check the seasoning. Can now be frozen for up to 2 months. To cook from frozen: thoroughly defrost, then heat in a pan on the hob until curry is hot all the way through. Serve scattered with the coriander leaves and rice.

THAI PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat wok to medium high, add oil, add curry paste, stir fry until heat hits you, up heat and add pork, continue stir frying, for a couple of minutes, then stir in coconut milk, toss in lime zest, ginger and garlic, bring to boil, cut heat and simmer until pork is tender.
• Stir in fish sauce, sugar, peppers and baby corn, drained-- if this is too runny at this point add 1 tbls corn starch mixed in a little water,cook until thickened then add basil and cilantro leaves-- Serve with any good rice, but fragrant jasmine rice is best with any Thai dish.

THAI-SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH ORANGE CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• Combine orange juice, carrot, cilantro, grated fresh ginger, garlic, minced jalapeño, ground cumin and Thai red curry base in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Boil mixture until carrot is very tender and liquid is reduced by half, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Puree sauce in blender or processor in batches until smooth. Strain sauce and return to same saucepan. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Make pork:
• Stir molasses, soy sauce, curry base and ginger in large glass baking dish. Add pork tenderloin and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove pork from marinade; discard marinade. Heat oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven and cook pork until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 160°F, about 25 minutes. Transfer pork to platter. Tent with foil to keep warm.
• Bring sauce to simmer. Remove from heat. Gradually add 6 tablespoons butter, whisking just until melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cut pork into 1-inch-thick slices. Serve with sauce.

THAI RED CURRY WITH PORK AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles; cook until just softened, about 2 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until just starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add curry paste; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add pork; cook, stirring to break up meat, until very little pink remains, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in stock, coconut milk, and lime leaves. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice. Simmer 1 minute.
• Add noodles; toss well with tongs. Cook until noodles are tender and coated with sauce, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately, garnished with basil, bean sprouts, and lime wedges.

THAI CURRY PORK LETTUCE WRAPS (NAM PRIK ONG)

Steps:

• Toast the rice in a skillet over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Transfer the rice to a mortar and pestle or a food processor and grind into a coarse powder.
• Cook pork in a skillet over medium-high heat for 4 minutes. Place the onions in the skillet with the pork and continue to cook and stir until the onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in the curry paste and cook until aromatic. Mix in the tomato paste and reduce the heat to a simmer. Pour in 1/4 cup water if the pork seems dry and begins to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the roasted, ground rice and continue to simmer until the ground rice is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Serve pork in lettuce leaves.

JUNGLE CURRY WITH PORK AND THAI EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Trim eggplants and cut into 1-inch wedges (do this just before heating oil to avoid discoloration).
• Heat oil (see above) in wok over moderate heat until warm, about 30 seconds. Add curry paste (to taste) and cook, stirring constantly, until very fragrant and a shade darker, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pork and stir-fry over high heat until no longer pink on outside, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggplant, grachai, beans, baby corn, and stock and simmer, stirring, until eggplant is crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add fish sauce, lime leaves, chile, and salt and bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in half of basil.
• Serve topped with remaining basil.

THAI GREEN CURRY PASTE WITH PORK AND CHINESE OKRA

Steps:

• PREPARATION-.
• De-bone the pork loin and cut up into bite size pieces, set aside.
• Cut the long Chinese Okra vegetable in half and then cut away the tough outer skin, the cut into bite size pieces, set aside, and/or clean, cut up and use other vegetables.
• Chop up the basil leaves and leave several whole pieces(4 plus) for garnish, set aside.
• Use a small not very hot pepper, remove the seeds, cut up, set aside.
• Chop the anchovies into small pieces, set aside.
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• COOKING INSTRUCTIONS-.
• Heat oil in a pan or wok, add the curry paste, then add the coriander and cumin powder and stir fry for a minute or two.
• Add ½ to ¾ cup of the coconut milk, lower heat and simmer for several minutes.
• Add the pork, until thoroughly cooked.
• Add the basil leaves, hot pepper, anchovies, sugar, peanut butter and simmer a few minutes more.
• Place hot soup into individual bowls and garnish with a whole basil leaf or two.
• Serve with rice and enjoy!
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• NOTES-.
• Using 1 tablespoon Thai Curry Paste is hot enough, more will make it very hot and also if you use a hot pepper as well. You can also marinate the pork with lime juice and chopped up garlic for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator... this will tenderize the pork.

THAI COCONUT PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat; cook pork in hot oil until completely browned, about 5 minutes.
• Pour stir-fry sauce into the saucepan, bring to a simmer, and cook until the pork is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

RED CURRY PASTE FOR THAI PORK AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Soak chiles in boiling water until soft, about 1 hour. Blend chiles, soaking liquid, and remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth. Paste can be refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month.

THAI RED PORK CURRY WITH CORN AND PEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok, add curry paste and stir fry for one minute.
• Add pork, stir fry until lightly browned.
• Add coconut milk and one cup water, bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add corn and peas to wok, cook for 5 minutes.
• Add fish sauce, brown sugar, lime rind and basil leaves, toss well.
• Serve with steamed rice.

THAI YELLOW PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onions and garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add the pork and aubergine and fry for 3-4 minutes until the pork turns creamy white.
• Stir in the coconut milk, lime leaves and curry paste and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the shiitake mushrooms and water chestnuts and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Stir in the soy sauce, fish sauce and basil leaves.
• Serve with plain rice and lime wedges for squeezing over.

THAI GREEN CURRY PORK

Steps:

• Skim the cream from the coconut milk. Place in a pot large enough to hold the remaining ingredients. Heat. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring until oil begins to appear on the surface of the mixture. Your paste will have darkened. Cook for 4-5 minutes. Add more coconut cream as necessary. Add the pork. Stir and toss to cook and coat with the paste. When the meat has turned grey, add the remaining coconut milk, palm sugar, and eggplants. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the meat and eggplants are soft and cooked through. Add water a needed during the cooking process. Stir in the lime leaves and basil. Taste and correct seasoning (probably 30-40 minutes cooking time total) Serve over steamed rice.

THAI RED PORK CURRY WITH AUBERGINES

Steps:

• In a wok melt the coconut cream, and cook for 4 minutes, do not allow it to brown, stir from the sides of the wok to the middle.
• Add the curry paste, sugar and fish sauce, cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the pork and stir fry for 6 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the aubergine and lemon grass, cook for 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice or noodles and garnish with the sliced chilie.

THAI PORK CURRY

Steps:

• Heat wok to medium high, add oil, add curry paste, stir fry until heat hits you, up heat and add pork, continue stir frying, for a couple of minutes, then stir in coconut milk, toss in lime zest, ginger and garlic, bring to boil, cut heat and simmer until pork is tender. 2Stir in fish sauce, sugar, peppers and baby corn, drained-- if this is too runny at this point add 1 tbls corn starch mixed in a little water,cook until thickened then add basil and cilantro leaves-- Serve with any good rice, but fragrant jasmine rice is best with any Thai dish.