Thai Panang Beef Curry (แพนงเนื้อ)

The hottest Thai red curry on the block. Panang Beef Curry is famed for its tender, rich beef, tropical aroma and a fiery, peanut curry sauce.

This aromatic style of red curry has two primary flavours at the helm: lime leaves and peanuts. Most shop-bought Panang curry paste will actually use mung beans instead of peanuts to make it allergy-safe, but here I’ll show you how to create the traditional peanut base that makes this curry rich and nutty. What’s more, I’ll show you how to perfect the tender, melt-in-the-mouth beef method that Thai restaurants will use to create their soothing, beef curry dishes.

For deeper insight into the architecture of Thai curry dishes, you can also read the Cook’s Instinct Insight: Thai Curry Basics.