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Green Beans and Shrimp - Pad Prig King Listen to word

 
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Pad Prig King translated literally means stir fried ginger chili. But, ginger is not an ingredient. Strange! The name has mislead unfamiliar cooks. My aunt (in her student days) wanting to make this dish, added ginger on top of other ingredients. She is not alone in this, I have heard similar stories from other Thai people starting out to cook.

2 Servings
 
1tablespoonvegetable oil 
2teaspoonssugar 
1/2cupshrimp 
1 1/2cupgreen beans 
2teaspoonsfish sauce 
1tablespoonred curry paste 
 
Over medium heat, add a tablespoon of oil in a wok or pan. Drop the curry paste in and stir to break it up. Add green beans and shrimp. Stir quickly. It should take a couple of minutes to cook. Add fish sauce and sugar and serve hot.

I like my green beans crispy so I remove the green beans and shrimp from heat as soon as the shrimp is cooked (turned from translucent to white).
Learn more about this and other similarly prepared Stir Fry Dishes (Pud) recipes
 
This recipe is always eaten with 
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