Panang!
Earlier in the week I decided that over the weekend I wanted to fix panang curry, one of my favorite Thai dishes. I searched my beloved AllRecipes and didn't find a recipe for it. So I turned to the rest of the Internet to see what I could find. I'm always a little wary of online recipes that don't have any sort of user ratings or reviews. That might sound unadventurous, but what happened on St. Patrick's Day was a perfect example. I found a recipe for chocolate orange Guinness cake. Sound delicious, right? It was actually incredibly bland. I am a total cake junkie and the leftovers didn't even get eaten.
But anyway, I wanted to panang, so I decided to risk it with this recipe. Neil and I headed to the ValuMarket in the South End, which is well known for its wide variety of international foods. We found the panang curry paste, but not the kafir lime leaves. An incredibly helpful ValuMarket employee told us that he'd discuss it with the produce guy and see if they could get some in the future. Anyway, we headed home with the curry paste, some really cheap and fragrant fresh basil, coconut milk, jasmine rice, fish sauce, and of course some beer.
This panang curry turned out to be one of the best things I've ever cooked. This is no testament to my cooking skills - it was incredibly easy to make - but rather to the general tastiness of Thai food and the quality of this recipe in particular. It was just as good as the panang curry at Thai Smile, which I adore. We ate all of it (the recipe didn't say how many servings, but I'm quite sure it was more than two) and will probably make some more later in the week. It was that good.
In order to make it a truly multicultural evening, we rented Good Bye Lenin! Neil had never seen it, and I'd seen it but wanted to see it again. I fell asleep (as I tend to do when watching movies at home, especially if I've been drinking), so I will have to re-re-watch it before we return it.
Now on to such exciting Sunday chores as laundry, vacuuming, and homework. Neil is currently replacing the innards in the toilet, and if the weather holds he gets to mow the grass!
But anyway, I wanted to panang, so I decided to risk it with this recipe. Neil and I headed to the ValuMarket in the South End, which is well known for its wide variety of international foods. We found the panang curry paste, but not the kafir lime leaves. An incredibly helpful ValuMarket employee told us that he'd discuss it with the produce guy and see if they could get some in the future. Anyway, we headed home with the curry paste, some really cheap and fragrant fresh basil, coconut milk, jasmine rice, fish sauce, and of course some beer.
This panang curry turned out to be one of the best things I've ever cooked. This is no testament to my cooking skills - it was incredibly easy to make - but rather to the general tastiness of Thai food and the quality of this recipe in particular. It was just as good as the panang curry at Thai Smile, which I adore. We ate all of it (the recipe didn't say how many servings, but I'm quite sure it was more than two) and will probably make some more later in the week. It was that good.
In order to make it a truly multicultural evening, we rented Good Bye Lenin! Neil had never seen it, and I'd seen it but wanted to see it again. I fell asleep (as I tend to do when watching movies at home, especially if I've been drinking), so I will have to re-re-watch it before we return it.
Now on to such exciting Sunday chores as laundry, vacuuming, and homework. Neil is currently replacing the innards in the toilet, and if the weather holds he gets to mow the grass!
