Green Jack Friut Curry (Northern Thailand Food)

The khanun is an auspicious name so the soup made from it is popular at weddings and New Year’s to ensure prosperity and success. Some recipes call for galangal, lemon grass and lemonella or interruptum (Rattana Phromphichai, 1999, p. 482; Prathum Unsi, personal communication, June 25, 2007)

Ingredients

1. Green Jack fruit 300 Gm. 

2. Chopped Pork ribs 100 Gm. 

3. Cherry tomato 5 

4. Cha om (Acacia insuavis) 1/2 Cup 

5. Chopped Pepper vine ½

Curry Paste Ingredients

1. Dried Chili spur pepper 5 

2. Garlic 5 Cloves 

3. Shallots 5 

4. Shrimp paste 1 Tsp. 

5. Salt 1 Tsp. 

Cooking Method

1. Pound together the chili paste ingredients to make a fine paste.

2. Stir chili paste into boiling.

3. Add pork ribs and cook until tender.

4. Add jackfruit and cook until jackfruit is tender.

5. Add tomatoes, acacia insuvais and basil leaves. Stir and remove from heat.

Tips on Cooking

Do not close the lid after removing from heat. Wait until it cools down so that the greens will not overcook and spoil the soup taste.

Tips on Selecting Ingedients

Select green jackfruit whose seeds are tender and the meat is not too soft.

References

Rattana Phromphichai. (1999). Kaeng Phak Kat. inSaranukrom watthanatham thai phak nuea (Vol. 1, p. 482). Bangkok: Thai Encyclopedia Foundation, Siam Commercial Bank.