Gaeng Pet

Name: Gaeng Pet (Red-Curry Sauce)
Yield: About 1 cup
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 12 to 30 dried red chilies, with stems and seeds removed; 3 pieces kaffir lime peel, julienned Bottom 6 inches of 2 lemongrass stalks, cut on the bias in one-inch segments; ⅓ cup finely chopped coriander root, if available; 1 small onion, peeled and chopped fine; 3 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 2 teaspoons shrimp paste; 3 pieces galanga

Red-Curry Sauce

Preparation info

About
1 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook’s Canon

By Raymond Sokolov

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

12 to 30 dried red chilies, with stems and seeds removed
3 pieces galanga
3 pieces

Asia
Thailand
Sauce
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
South East Asia
Spicy

Method

Soak the chilies, galanga, kaffir lime, and lemongrass in warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and discard the water. Julienne the galanga.
Chop the soaked ingredients finely and pound to a paste with the remaining ingredients using a mortar and pestle or a food processor.