Panang lamb curry
Panang curry is a rich and creamy, spicy yet balanced, peanut coconut sauce. We've used slow-cooked lamb for a rich and tasty curry.
- 4 hrs 30 mins cooking
- Serves 8
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Ingredients
Panang lamb curry
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1.5 kilogram boneless lamb shoulder,cut into 5cm (2-inch) pieces
- 1/2 cup (150g) panang curry paste
- 2 1/2 cup (625ml) coconut cream
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/4 cup (65g) palm sugar, grated
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter
- 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves
- 225 gram canned sliced bambooshoots, rinsed, drained
- 1 small_piece red capsicum (bell pepper) (150g),sliced thinly
- 200 gram green beans, trimmed,halved
- 1/2 cup fresh corianderleaves (cilantro), loosely packed
Method
Panang lamb curry
- 1Heat oil in large frying pan, cook lamb, in batches, until browned. Transfer to 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker.
- 2Add paste to same pan, cook, stirring, about 1 minute or until fragrant. Add coconut cream, sauce, sugar, peanut butter and lime leaves, bring to the boil. Transfer to cooker.
- 3Cook, covered, on low, 3½ hours. Add bamboo shoots, capsicum and beans to cooker, cook, covered, on low, about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Season to taste.
- 4Serve curry sprinkled with coriander.
Notes
Panang curry has a distinct peanut flavour, the addition of peanut butter helps to bring out the flavour when using a bought paste. To reduce the fat content of this recipe, use coconut milk or light coconut milk.
