
Meat
Kaeng hang le
Kaeng hang le is a curry from northern Thailand, with Burmese influence, made from pork slowly simmered with tamarind, ginger and peanuts. Its slightly sweet, tangy sauce is eaten with white rice.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Pâte
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
489 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 37.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 14.3 g
- of which sugars
- 9.5 g
- Fat
- 30.5 g
- of which saturated fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 2.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Brown the cubes of pork in the oil over high heat for 5 minutes, then set aside.
- Pound the ginger, garlic, onion and peanuts, then fry them in the same pot for 3 minutes.
- Add the red curry paste and turmeric and fry for 1 minute.
- Return the pork, then pour in the water and tamarind paste and simmer covered.
- Cook for 1 h 15 over low heat until the meat is tender.
- Add the coconut milk, fish sauce and palm sugar, then cook for another 10 minutes.
- Adjust the seasoning with pepper and serve hot with the rice.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the pork with potatoes and firm tofu, reducing the cooking time to 30 minutes.
More ideas
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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