Pad Prik Khing Recipe with pork belly
Pad Prik Khing recipe with pork belly is a delicious Thai dish using Prik Khing curry paste and green beans infused with fragrant kaffir lime leaves. This dry curry stir-fry dish is simple to put together and offers a full sweet, salty, and spicy flavor in one bite!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound pork belly, sliced 1x2 inches pieces
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons homemade curry paste, 2 tablespoons if using store-bought paste
- 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, soaked in water to hydrate before using
- 2-3 tablespoon sugar, brown, palm, or white sugar is fine
- 1/4 cup or 1 small shallot thinly sliced
- 3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced into long strips
- 1 1/2 cups green beans, cut 1.2 inches long
- ½ teaspoon fish sauce or as needed after tasting
- Water- up to 1 cup, only as needed
Instructions
- 1
In medium-high heat in a wok or large skillet, add the pork belly. No oil is needed because heat will extract the oil from the pork belly fat. Cook for 8-10 minutes until the meat is cooked and browned. Add a small amount of water (2-3 Tbsp) if the meat sticks too much to the pan. Stir a few times.
- 2
Add the minced garlic, stir in well, and cook for 1 minute.
- 3
Add the curry paste, stir well cook for 1-2 minutes. Add a small amount of water if it gets too dry.
- 4
Add the dried shrimp and stir for another minute.
- 5
Add the sugar and fish sauce, and carefully taste the paste to adjust the flavor. If it's too salty, add a little more sugar. The dish tends to get salty easily from the curry paste and the dried shrimp, so go light on the fish sauce.
- 6
Add the kaffir lime leaves and shallot and cook for one more minute. Add more water again if the dish gets too dry. Turn the heat down to medium if food is cooking too quickly.
- 7
Add the green beans, stir everything well, taste the dish and adjust the seasoning quickly. Cook for two more minutes, then turn the heat off.
- 8
Done! Serve the Pad Prik king stir fry with cooked jasmine rice!