Panang curry paste
Yield: 1 Serving
Ingredients:
- 6 ea Dried red chili peppers
- 1/4 ts Fennel seeds
- 1 ts Coriander seeds
- 1/4 ts Mace
- 1 ea Lemon grass stalk -=OR=-
- 1 ts Lemon grass dried
- 1 ts Lemon zest
- 1 ts Galanga fresh*
- 3 md Shallots peeled & chopped
- 5 ea Garlic cloves
Instructions:
chopped Cut the chili peppers into small pieces & soak in cold water for 15 minutes. Separate the seeds & discard them. In a dry skillet toast the the fennel coriander & mace over a very low flame for 5 minutes. Put all of the ingredients in a mortar or food processor & blend to a thick red-brown paste adding drops of cold water to get the right consistency. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator until ready to use. * If using dried galanga soak for 15 minutes Makes 1/2 cup. Pojanee Vatanapan's "Thai Cookbook"



