Panang Pork Curry With Pickled Green Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

None None FOR THE PICKLED GREEN BEANS
12 oz green beans, trimmed
1 cup white vinegar
1 tbsp malt or cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp salt
None None FOR THE PANANG PASTE
6 None red chili peppers
2 tsp coarsely chopped cilantro root
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh galangal
1 stick (4 inches) fresh lemon grass, finely chopped
2 None Thai purple shallots, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, quartered
1/2 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts
None None FOR THE CURRY
2 3/4 cups coconut milk
3 1/3 lbs pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 2/3 cups coconut cream
1/4 cup grated palm sugar or firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
6 None kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
1 can (8 oz) sliced bamboo shoots, drained
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh Thai basil
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
2 None fresh long red chili peppers, seeded and thinly sliced

Preparation

For the pickled beans, place beans in medium heatproof bowl. Combine vinegars, sugar, salt and 1 cup water in small saucepan; stir on medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil, then immediately remove from heat. Cool for 10 mins, then pour over beans. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
For the panang paste, blend or process chili peppers, cilantro root, galangal, lemon grass, shallots, garlic and 1/4 cup water until a smooth paste. Add peanuts; pulse until just combined. Measure 1/3 cup paste for this recipe, then freeze the remaining for future use. (Paste can be made a day ahead and refrigerated overnight.)
For the curry, combine half the coconut milk with 3 1/3 cups water in large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add pork; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, or until tender. Remove pan from heat; cool for 30 mins. Drain pork, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Discard any remaining cooking liquid.
Heat coconut cream in large saucepan on medium heat for 10 mins, or until fat has separated from cream. Add panang paste; cook, stirring, for 10 mins. Stir in palm sugar and fish sauce until sugar has dissolved. Add reserved pork cooking liquid. Stir in remaining coconut milk, lime leaves, bamboo shoots and drained pork. Simmer, uncovered, until heated through.
Remove from heat. Stir in basil and cilantro. Sprinkle with chili peppers. Serve with pickled beans.