Rosa’s Thai Café – Mushroom Panang

Phanaeng, which is also spelled phanang, panang, and other variants, is a type of red Thai curry that is thick, salty and sweet, with a zesty kaffir lime flavour and just so happens to be one of my favourite Thai flavours.

There are a couple of Panang recipes in this book (Rosa's Thai Café - The Vegetarian Cookbook), this mushroom one and a butter bean one. This mushroom one which I made yesterday is utterly delicious! So much so, for future homemade Panang curries I won't be returning to a meat-based version. I made enough paste yesterday to ensure that I can also try the butter bean version tomorrow or Saturday. Watch this space!

I used a few different types of mushrooms in this dish: closed cup, chestnut and shiitake. Rosa suggests enoki mushrooms (which I couldn't find in our local supermarket). However, I think any mushroom will work, although probably good to have a few varieties to change the texture as well as add to the flavour of the dish. I served mine yesterday with a small portion of fluffy rice, homemade naan bread and a scattering of sliced chilli and fresh Thai basil (what a fantastic aroma Thai basil has!) #nomnom

Please let me know if you try this one too and what you think. This recipe book definitely seems to focus on making good Thai meals at home accessible to all, with easy to follow instructions and nothing too daunting in terms of preparation or methods. Thank you Rosa!

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