Thai Dinner Curries Meat Recipes

Thai Massamun Pork

Name: Thai Massamun Pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 800g pork shoulder, cubed; 4 tbsp massaman curry paste; 2 cans coconut milk; 3 potatoes, cubed; 1 onion, sliced; 60g roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp palm sugar; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 star anise; 5 cardamom; 3 bay leaves; 3 tbsp oil; Coriander to top

A milder Thai curry with pork, potatoes, peanuts and warm spices — the same family as massaman, with pork.

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15 minPrep

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1 hr 15 minCook

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4Serves

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MediumLevel

Ingredients

800g pork shoulder, cubed
4 tbsp massaman curry paste
2 cans coconut milk
3 potatoes, cubed
1 onion, sliced
60g roasted peanuts
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp palm sugar
2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise
5 cardamom
3 bay leaves
3 tbsp oil
Coriander to top

Instructions

Cook curry paste in coconut cream 5 min until oil separates.
Add pork; coat.
Add remaining coconut milk, whole spices.
Simmer covered 45 min.
Add potato; cook 25 min more.
Add fish sauce, palm sugar, tamarind, peanuts.
Top with coriander.

Tara’s tips

Whole spices give the proper warmth.
Slow simmer for tender pork.

Serving suggestions

Eat with jasmine rice.

Storage & reheating

Better next day.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.