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Gaeng Curry Moo Sam Chan Gaeng Curry Moo Sam Chan

Yellow curry with pork belly - Gaeng Curry Moo Sam Chan

Yellow curry with braised pork belly, also known as "Gaeng Curry Moo Sam Chan" (แกงกะหรี่หมูสามชั้น), is a straightforward dish that does require some time. It's easy to prepare on the side—ideal if you're cooking other dishes for a Thai menu at the same time.

If you can't find runner beans, you can use precooked broad beans instead. Frozen beans should be completely thawed before cooking.


Ingredients for 2-3 servings Yellow curry with pork belly

The preparation of the curry is easy even for beginners of Thai cuisine, but you need some time

Just follow my cooking instructions.

pork belly 350 g
Snake beans 3-4 pieces
Coconut milk 600 ml
Yellow curry paste 1 tbsp
fish sauce 2 tbsp
Palm sugar or coconut blossom sugar
1 tsp
Thai basil 1 stem

preparation

  1. Cut pork belly into pieces.
  2. Pour about 400 ml of coconut milk into a pot and heat.
  3. Add pork belly and simmer covered over medium heat for about 2-3 hours until the meat is tender.
  4. Add yellow curry paste and stir well until the coconut milk turns yellow.
  5. Add remaining coconut milk and fish sauce.
  6. Add palm sugar and stir to dissolve.
  7. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, cut the snake beans into 3–4 cm long pieces and pick the Thai basil leaves.
  9. Add the snake beans to the curry and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
  10. Pour the finished curry into bowls, garnish with basil and serve hot with jasmine rice.

Jens Reiskoch
Author: Jens (The Rice Cook)
Jens has been cooking Thai food for over 20 years and
has been reporting on his culinary experiences on his blog Der Reiskoch since 2011.
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