• Prep Time:
  • Cooking Time:
  • Serves: 4 Servings

Gaeng Paa Pla Dook (Jungle Curry with Catfish

  • Recipe Submitted by on

Category: Fish, Seafood

 Ingredients List

  • --------------------------------CURRY PASTE--------------------------------
  • 2 tb Chopped Lemon Grass
  • 8 Shallots
  • 6 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 c Chopped Lesser Ginger
  • 8 Dried Jalapeno Peppers
  • 1 ts Canned Peppercorns
  • 1 ts Shrimp Paste
  • 1/2 ts Salt

 Directions

PREPARATION
2 tb Oil
1 1/2 lb Catfish, Cut Into 1" Slices
1/4 c Fish Sauce (Nam Pla)
3 c Water
1/2 c Thai Eggplant
1/4 c Sliced Green Jalapeno Pepper
1/2 c Sweet Basil Leaves
10 Whole Kaffir Lime Leaves

In the days when travel through various parts of Thailand required
journeying through areas of jungle, the people had to make do with what was
available there. This recipe is so named because the ingredients and
cooking method made it a suitable dish for the jungle. Best eaten in the
presence of monkeys, tigers and snakes to keep it more authentic.
~ ~
Combine all the ingredients for the curry paste, using a mortar and pestle
or a blender.

Heat a large saucepan and add the oil and curry paste. Stir-fry for 1
minute on medium-high heat.

Add the fish, fish sauce, water and eggplant and heat to boiling. Cook,
stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and remove from the
heat. Serve.

 Share this Recipe

Recipes by Course

Recipes by Main Ingredient

Recipes by Cuisine

Recipes by Preparation

Recipes by Occasion

Recipes by Dietary

Sign Up and Create a Cookbook Today!

Please Sign in to your Account or Sign up if you are new user.

Who loves our Healthy Recipes?