Pad Prik King Chicken

Pad prik king is a common dish found in Thai Restaurants in the U.S.  It is a stir-fry dish consisting of red curry paste, green beans, lime leaves, and meat. In Thai, the word “king” in pad prik king translates to ginger; but interestingly enough, there is no ginger in the dish!!

This is one of the easiest Thai recipes to make, and it does not require too many ingredients or much time to make. I can cook this dish in 30 minutes or less! For this recipe, I used Mae Ploy Red Curry Paste. Just be aware that if you use a different red curry paste brand, the spiciness and saltiness level will vary. When cooking this dish, make sure to taste and adjust the ingredients accordingly! 

Check out more Thai recipes below:

• Chicken Larb
• Pad Krapow Chicken
• Thai Fried Rice
• Red Curry Fish Custard (Hor Mok Pla)
• Moo Daeng
• Pad Macaroni
• Pad Mama

DIRECTIONS

Take 2 chicken thighs and cut into bite size pieces!

Next, cut green beans 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch long.  The length of the green beans in most pad prik king dishes are about 2 inches long, but I prefer them shorter. The shorter they are, the better they absorb the flavor of the red curry paste.  Also, I love to use thin French green beans for this recipe. Chinese long beans will work as well!

Cut lime leaves into thin strips. I use kitchen scissors to thinly cut the leaves. First cut the center stem and move on to cutting the leaves.

On medium heat, add a tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan. When the pan is heated, add the red curry paste. Secondly, add the sugar and fish sauce. Mix everything together.

Next, add the chicken and stir-fry the red curry paste into the chicken. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes and add in the green beans and lime leaves. Stir-fry everything together. Cook the chicken completely through and your dish is done!

Hope you enjoyed my pad prik king recipe. I would love to see photos of your pad prik king dishes! #shareurfoodieluv

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Pad Prik King Chicken

Pad prik king is a common dish found in Thai Restaurants in the U.S.  It is a stir-fry dish consisting of red curry paste, green beans, lime leaves, and meat. In Thai, the word “king” in pad prik king translates to ginger; but interestingly enough, there is no ginger in the dish!!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Thai

Keyword pad prik king

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Author TheFoodieLuv

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1/3 cup French green beans or Chinese long beans
• 1 tbsp red curry paste
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 2 chicken thighs
• 4 lime leaves

Instructions

1. Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces.

2. Cut green beans 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch long.  Next, cut lime leaves into thin strips using kitchen scissors. Remove center stem from the lime leaf.

3. On medium heat, add cooking oil into a pan. When the pan is hot, add the red curry paste. Next, add the sugar and fish sauce. Mix everything together.

4. Add the chicken to the pan and stir-fry the red curry paste into the chicken. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes and add in the green beans and lime leaves. Stir-fry everything together. Cook the chicken completely through and your dish is done!