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Hot Jungle Spicy แกงป่า

Thai Jungle Curry or Kaeng Pa

Name: Thai Jungle Curry or Kaeng Pa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: Thai Jungle Curry Paste; 500 g of sliced pork shoulder; Vegetables of your choice. Check out the images above or the notes below.

October 03, 2021 6 Comments

Nitsa Takhiansok

Thai Jungle Curry or Kaeng Pa

Rated 3.6 stars by 57 users

Cuisine

Thai

Servings

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Calories

374

Jungle Curry is an especially fiery dish and far more spicy than most people would be able to handle. It’s also a very simple curry to make, normally served without coconut milk, however, some people might prefer to add coconut milk to the finished dish to calm it down a little!

Ingredients

Thai Jungle Curry Paste
500 g of sliced pork shoulder
Vegetables of your choice. Check out the images above or the notes below.

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Directions

Add a spoonful of oil to a pan and cook the meat whilst stirring
Add 300 ml of water to the pan.
Add the Jungle Curry paste to the pan.
Bring the contents of the pan to a simmer and cook for a few minutes.
Add vegetables to pan and cook for a few minutes more. This paste has a low salt content as it allows me to judge the heat better when making it, so you might want to test and adjust salt content to your own taste, fish sauce would be ideal.
Garnish with Thai basil if available and serve with rice.

Recipe Note

Can also be cooked with chicken or beef.

I use a mixture of vegetables when cooking this. Green beans, sweet corn, aubergine, or whatever is to hand. Some vegetables have the effect of absorbing spice and making this a much milder curry, aubergine is an example of that so bear that in mind when choosing your vegetables.

Thai basil is available from most supermarkets these days.

The fresh green peppercorns in the images above while not essential to the recipe do add a nice touch. They can usually be found in Asian shops or some shops also sell them pickled in brine. Nutrition data does not include rice.

Nutrition

Serving Size 150g
Calories 374, Sugar 1.6 grams, Sodium 0.5 milligrams, Fat 7.4 grams, Saturated Fat 1.9 grams, Carbs 9.7 grams

6 Responses

Lindsay Murphy

October 28, 2024

Fantastic flavors and perfect heat! I changed up my cooking order a bit: oil in the pan, stir-fried the veggies (I used bell pepper, aubergine, pea pods and bamboo shoots), then my protein (have done this with both tofu and shrimp and it’s come out aces both times), then the curry paste and water. Adjust with a touch of fish sauce, fresh lime juice, Thai basil and go. Simple, fresh, and super tasty!

Stephen

July 28, 2024

Just had my second purchase of crying tiger sauce and had it with a 16oz rump with padron peppers and thickly sliced cucumber, beautiful tasting and a good heat, I love it and good way to have steak healthy, I’m looking forward to the jungle curry I’ve purchased, I have palm sugar and fish sauce, just need some Thai basil and a space for the toilet roll in the fridge 😂 I’m a sucker for hot and spicy, I like Thai basil and chilli stir fry, do you think you’ll be making any sort of paste like that in the future?
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mythaicurry replied:
Glad you enjoyed the Crying Tiger Andrew:-) As far as Pad Kaprow is concerned I show how to cook it in this recipe and also why you don’t need a paste to do it! https://www.mythaicurry.com/blogs/recipe-blog/pad-kaprow

Gary Tiplady

July 26, 2024

Hi, just received some jungle curry pastes and have a couple of questions.
When I have bought JC from my local Thai there has been what I believe are baby aubergines, I think these must have become expensive as they are no long in there JC, can these be obtained easily and should I bother?.
One other ingredient in there JC is several thin slices of what I can only describe as being light in colour, slightly textured and looking like a very this slice of fruit, like mango or peach but the colour is more avocado, do you know what this could be.
Many thanks.
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mythaicurry replied:
Hi, The baby aubergine are called pea aubergine and can be bought in some Asian shops fresh or bottled. Also, I think you are describing Bamboo shoots which you can buy canned in most supermarkets. Hope that helps.

Rachael

April 27, 2024

I would eat this Jungle Curry every day, if I could, I totally love it.
I use beef, vegetables are pepper, potatoes and water chestnuts, which seem to soak up the flavour.
Also add nam pla and lime juice, serve with rice, just perfect.
Very hot, but all the flavours come through beautifully.
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mythaicurry replied:
Ooh Rachael, yes I can see water chestnuts in it! Glad you enjoyed it so much :-)

Jeremy k

December 13, 2023

Wow, incredible jungle curry. Have to admit I was a little scared when tasting while cooking as it was super hot however when it all came together with the vegetables and then the rice it was a real winner. Incredible depth of flavour and and a great taste. As suggested I added some fish sauce and a little sugar. Lovely!

David Williams

May 13, 2023

Your Jungle paste is absolutely brilliant – I love it. I have sought far and wide for such a paste and now I have found it. Thank you so much. Your recipes are wonderful with lots of alternatives and tips for personal taste. Keep up the good work.

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