Easy Panang Curry with Chicken

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

In this easy recipe, chicken is simmered in a fragrant coconut milk sauce flavored with Panang curry paste, lime leaves, and fish sauce.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 cup Panang curry paste
4 cups coconut milk
10 ounces boneless chicken breast, cubed
2 tablespoons palm sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
6 makrut lime leaves, torn in half
2 fresh red chile peppers, sliced
1 small bunch Thai basil leaves

Directions

1 Heat oil in a wok or large pot over medium-low heat. Add curry paste; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Pour in coconut milk; bring to a boil. Add chicken; cook until almost cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime leaves. Simmer until sauce flavors combine, about 5 minutes.
2 Ladle chicken and sauce into a large bowl. Garnish with red chile peppers and basil.