Posts made in July 9th, 2012

Panang Beef Thai Curry

Posted by Stacy on Jul 9, 2012 in 2012, Featured | 14 comments

My favorite Thai restaurant, Thai Basil, serves the greatest Panang Curry I’ve ever had. It’s slightly sweet, spicy, and full of flavor. I knew once we moved some thirty miles from Chantilly that I had to create it for home. I puzzled for years on how to do it, throwing complicated recipes around and ruining tons of perfectly good beef. Finally, I broke down and took a class with Nongkran Daks, the chef at Thai Basil. In a way, it was great to learn the secret. In another way, it was quite disheartening. Nong makes her own curry paste, you see, with lots of unique and rare Thai...