Pad Prik King

Pad Prik King

Pad Prik King

Pad Prik King is a simple stir fry of chicken and green beans in a sweet and spicy red curry paste sauce. This is different than red curry, since there is no coconut milk in this recipe. The addition of a salted duck egg adds a creamy saltiness to the sauce. This meal is ready from prep work to finish in 25 minutes. This also costs about $5 to make for 4 large servings.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: Chicken, main course, Thai
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast or thigh sliced 1/2” thick
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 tbsp red curry paste
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 8 oz green beans
  • 8 kaffir lime leaves julienned
  • 1 salted duck egg chopped

Instructions

  • Marinate the chicken with 2 tsp of fish sauce for 15 minutes.
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  • Heat up cooking oil in a large sauté pan of wok over medium high heat. Sear the chicken for a minute a side. Remove from pan.
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  • Add another 2 tbsp of cooking oil and the red curry paste. Cook for 1 minute.
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  • Deglaze thepan with chicken stock. Stir in the palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime leaves. Simmer for a minute.
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  • Add in the chicken, green beans, and salted duck egg.
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  • Simmer for 6-7 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the green beans are al dente.
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Serve with steamed jasmine rice. Garnish with more julienned lime leaves.