PANTRYFLEX

From Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon's kitchen · Kalaya, Philadelphia

stove · curry sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Juniperstreet Panang Gai

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

SHRIMP PASTE 15COCONUT CREAM 360COCONUT MILK 400FISH SAUCE 90

Ingredients

  • CURRY PASTE80 g
  • SHRIMP PASTE15 ml
  • BROWN SUGAR36 g
  • COCONUT CREAM360 ml
  • COCONUT MILK400 ml
  • FISH SAUCE90 ml
  • SALT9 g
  • PEPPER2 g
  • WHITE PEPPER2 g
  • THAI BASIL25 g
  • MAKRUT LEAF7 g
  • CHILE15 g

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Southern Thai chef of Kalaya in Philadelphia; James Beard Best Chef Mid-Atlantic 2023. Isaan and southern Thai curries and nam jim-style sauces on a large restaurant stage.

Originally published as Panang Gai Curry Sauce.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Kalaya’s Southern Thai Kitchen / 6abc (published as “Panang Gai Curry Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.