Pad Prik King Moo - Crispy pork skin in red curry
In this recipe you will learn how to prepare Pad Prik King Moo.
Pad Prik King Moo is a popular Thai dish made with spicy pork skin and a blend of spices. "Pad" means roast, and "prik king" refers to a special blend of spices.
Ingredients for 2 - 3 servings of Pad Prik King Moo
The curry takes about 20 minutes to prepare.
Just follow our cooking instructions.
| Crispy pork skin | 200 g |
| Fresh ginger | 3 slices |
| Kaffir lime leaves | 2 -3 |
| Red chilies (fresh) | 1 - 2 |
| Dried shrimp | 2 tbsp |
| fish sauce | 2 tbsp |
| Red curry paste | 100 g |
| Coconut sugar | 50 g |
| vegetable oil | 250 nl |
Preparation of Pad Prik King Moo with red curry paste
- Crush the shrimp in a mortar and pestle, then add the ginger slices and curry paste and crush again.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the prepared red curry paste until it smells intense.
- Add sugar and fish sauce to the pan and stir constantly until the sugar has melted.
- Then add the pork skin and mix.
- Garnish the finished dish with fine strips of kaffir lime and chili strips.
Did you know?
“Moo” means pig: “Moo” (หมู) is the Thai word for Pork . You can also prepare the dish with chicken (gai), beef (neua), or tofu—in which case the name changes accordingly.
Without coconut milk: Unlike many other Thai curries, Pad Prik King is prepared without coconut milk. This makes it drier and more intense in flavor.
Extremely adaptable: Pad Prik King is a popular street food in Thailand, and every food stall has its own version – sometimes sweeter, sometimes spicier, sometimes with kaffir lime leaves or even with crispy pork belly.
Great with rice: The dish is very salty and spicy, making it perfect with jasmine rice . In Thailand, it's rarely served alone—the rice is a must!
Enjoy your meal! Yak Thai
