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Thai stir fried stink beans with shrimp in a frying pan
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Thai Stink Bean Stir Fry | Pad Sataw | ผัดสะตอ

Spicy stink bean stir fry or pad sataw is a classic Southern Thai dish loved by many. With a pungent smell, unique taste and texture, the beans are usually stir fried with shrimp and pork. It's REALLY good with steamed rice and very easy to make!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 173kcal
Author: Nart

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Thai red curry paste
  • 10 shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 5.3 oz ground pork
  • 5.3 oz stink beans peeled and cut in half
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 5 red Thai chilis sliced diagonally
  • 6-7 kaffir lime leaves deveined and hand-torn
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Instructions

  • Set a pan over medium heat and add oil to the pan.
  • Once the oil is sizzling, add the Thai red curry paste and stir fry until fragrant.
  • Add the ground pork and use a spatula to break it into small pieces. If the pan gets dry, you can add a little bit of water.
  • Once the pork is cooked, add the shrimp and stir until it's almost done.
  • Toss in the stink beans, add the fish sauce and sugar and stir thoroughly.
  • Add the sliced chilis and kaffir lime leaves and stir fry for another minute before removing from heat. Serve with rice immediately.

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Notes

  1. You can cut or slice the chilis how you like, but I prefer to slice them diagonally for the look.
  2. When you prepare the kaffir lime leaves for this stir fry, devein them first. That's what makes tearing them easy! Instead of throwing in whole leaves, tearing them before adding to the pan also makes them more fragrant.
  3. With shrimp as one of the main ingredients, you might want to cook this stink bean stir fry enough for just a meal or two. Reheating can make the shrimp very dry.
  4. If the amount of Thai red curry paste in the recipe seems like too much, start with less. You can taste test and add more as you go.

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 374mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 889IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg