5 Ways to Use Curry Paste (Besides a Curry!) | Thai Cooking

So you have curry paste, and you use it for curries...but what else could you do with it?? Oh there are SO many different delicious ways to incorporate curry pastes in to various dishes! Whether you buy the paste or make it, curry paste is one of the most versatile ingredients in Thai cuisine. In this video I'm sharing 5 different ways here Thai curry paste is used in Thai cuisine, but remember to think outside the box and use it in non-Thai dishes as well!
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[@StewNWT]

Pastas!! I use curry paste to make pasta sauces all the time. Yellow curry seafood spinach fettucine!

[@emperorpalpatine783]

You've opened my ey's to try these recipes especially the fish cakes, I only make curries with my paste,Thank you so much

[@kjgomes]

I combined a small can of yellow curry paste with a small can of red curry paste to make a quick sort of Singaporean laksa base. I've used curry paste to marinade chicken. Also, red curry paste is great in butternut squash soup (pureed with coconut milk). And I have also made an Asian style meatloaf with ground pork, chopped shrimp, green or red curry paste, green onion, black fungus, broccoli slaw mix, mung bean noodles, and sliced bamboo shoots with lots of chopped cilantro. For fries, zap a little yellow curry paste in the microwave for a few seconds and stir with mayonnaise for curried mayonnaise. This also makes a great chicken salad dressing for something like Coronation Chicken.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

I have 3 jars of curry paste in my fridge that really need to get used.I can't thank you enough for this video Pailin!

[@aeon9311]

I like to fry minced beef with onions, jalapeño peppers, and red curry paste and use it as omelet filling. It’s a great high-protein, low-carb breakfast for bodybuilders.

[@IAmWeasel98]

I recently made something like fusion dish "thai curry wurst". I fried german bratwurst, the sauteed onion, set aside, then i made dry curry base (sauteed massaman curry paste in oil, added a little of water). Then i added bratwurst and onions to this base and stirred until dish became dry and all curry base stuck to sausages. Mmmm

[@TomWDW1]

I always make chicken meatballs or chicken burger patties using curry paste or curry powder. It's so delicious!! Topping a curry chicken burger with a yogurt spread and fresh veggies is the perfect summer meal.

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

Thomas Drury that sounds really good I’m gunna have to try tgat

[@letseatmalaysian6378]

Some great ideas. I do tend to mix up my own pastes most of the time but if I am in a hurry a pre-made paste is such a great time saver. For a really quick meal at lunch time I like to use a bit of curry paste spread on a wrap, add a little sweet chilli sauce and then fill with sprouts, cucumber slices, grated carrot, shredded lettuce and sliced tomato. For those who might be a bit scared of heat in the curry paste you can replace it with crunchy peanut butter. Might sound weird but it tastes great :)

[@Yaqeen2013]

I made a stir fried long beans dish with shrimp paste, oyster sauce and curry paste. It tastes great and I love it.

[@SwimmerPrince]

Sometimes I add curry paste while making fried rice, use it to marinade fried chicken, and a lot of times I put a little curry paste into my canned tune for breakfast / lunchbox sandwich

[@jzthompson9598]

I make green scrambled eggs all the time with pesto sauce, but I can see that my Thai green curry, worked into some sesame oii, might be on the menu Sunday morning. Thanks!

[@jenniepitzel3820]

I use yellow curry paste as a seasoning for a peanut butter chickpea sweet potato stew. It is delicious! Serve as a stew over rice or as a soup with noodles with some extra broth.

[@spencerchase8328]

Curry eggs had me 🤔.....gonna have to try that one. Love the other ideas too. It’s looking like a curry week! ❤️✌🏻☀️

[@madeinaotearoanz]

This was absolutely awesome, thank you!

[@marimo1314]

I made pouches of baked salmon with curry paste, lime and onion... Delish!

[@markhiggins321]

Cathy, how much paste do you use ? 1st time i bought red curry paste. Is it hot like "Red Hot" cayenne pepper sauce ?

[@TheFlatlander440]

I make a regular chicken salad and add a touch of curry paste and a touch of Sherry. I find Curry Paste and Sherry marry very well together and use it in other dishes as well. Thanks for sharing.

[@thefingerofgod69]

GREAT ideas! I really want to get back to a good kitchen so I can try these recipes!

[@larrysong953]

I've been bookmarking all your videos about curry and its recipes. I didn't know about dressing from curry paste. Thanks 👍👍 much.

[@Roz154]

Thanks Pailin that was very helpful because i always wondered what you do with curry paste.

[@sdega315]

I'm definitely going to try the curry paste meatloaf idea! I like to add curry paste to tartar sauce. The mayo tempers the spice and the sweet pickle relish really contrasts well with the spicy curry.

[@tjshri4060]

I tried steamed eggplants with curry paste stuffing and it tasted heavenly beautiful 😍 thank you for the ideas ❤️ my mind started getting creative 😜

[@stacyhall3061]

great idea!!! i had success growing eggplant this summer, but really didnt like the taste of it. will do something like that with next years harvest. going to grow thai eggplants in the spring for a summer harvest.

[@stacyhall3061]

what about roasting them stuffed with thai curry paste and maybe even like shrimp or something in them!

[@aparajitanath8644]

I use curry paste for omelettes (sometimes even with some coconut milk) all the time! Makes it so much tastier!

[@nathanpyle3443]

How much curry paste would you use for three eggs?

[@brandon3872]

Thanks for sharing these great ideas!

[@gloriamitchell3518]

Red Thai curry butter over corn muffins.....amazing

[@sensiblecrime7699]

When you said "clings on the vegetables" my mouth watered!

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

I loved this video! Such a good ideas, I’m always using curry past for just curry so I’m glad I saw this video! I love making thai food finally started my KZbin channel and made a few thai recipes on my channel!

[@kinzeebelle508]

Wow! So creative - love it!

[@janicemattox6964]

Going back in time and you’re blowing my mind!! I’m making red Thai curry soup for dinner and this video I’ve missed in my browsing for recipes before! How? I’m still alive so it’s not too late to learn!

[@JJ-ws5us]

I stumbled upon your channel and I love your videos. 😍 Your channel will be the only one I watch for Thai food. Keep up the great work.

[@cliodyncycwatch924]

My easy-lazy meal is a Mr. Noodles / ramen type soup. Into the soup pot goes a spoon of red or green TC Paste (lasts "forever" in freezer), fresh or frozen veggies, and (prepped, not raw) meat, along with double or triple the amount of water the noodle soup recipe calls for. Boil for 5 - 10 minutes. Then follow the regular noodle soup instructions. Yum and super easy.

[@Mskeelu]

Just tried the stir fry and I love you 😇 it was amazing ! And took only two minutes 😃 I threw in some steamed veggies and 💁🏻‍♀️

[@mvn3949]

Very nice, learned a lot, finally i can explore thai flavors by buying those thai curry pastes and trying it out in these ways. amazing.

[@murcuryjenny]

I needed this video. I want to clear out my curry paste but didnt know what to do with it! Thank you!

[@inecita1958]

Thank you..........you have become my first teacher to learn to make some Thai dishes!

[@snowmembe]

OMG Pailin! Your culinary knowledge is endless! My head is going to explode! 😭 Loved your vid BTW! 👍👍👏👏👏👏😍💕❤️

[@Sagittarianalways12]

Appreciated! I bought the curry paste n didn’t know what to do. Great ideas! Enjoyed with broccoli, capsicum, tofu! ❤️🥰

[@casualinvestor6220]

This videos are really classic! Thanks Pailin! I think people will really keep watching these for years to come! ;)

[@scooterscuzz]

Red curry makes a great beef enchilada sauce. Green works well in chicken enchiladas

[@Foodship]

Too good idea..Great

[@krishnakanthcake]

Awesome. This is exactly what I was looking for

[@anusiasinadurai3258]

Greetings from Malaysia. I always make Tomyam Fried Rice, Green Curry Grilled Chicken Thighs and Yellow Curry fried rice.Fried rice,fried rice and lots of fried rice using Thai curry pastes.

[@CandiceLikes]

Your videos have been a game changer for me! Kob kun kha!!! 🙏

[@kirokyo]

I love making fried rice out of it or just a sauce to dip with toast into it for a quick meal.

[@kirokyo]

exactly, yes!

[@PieMacbook]

kirokyo what goes into the sauce?

[@ghostlobster6631]

how do you make the sauce

[@ashaBM]

Very helpful information will try

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Well done Video Dear... my favorite red colour.. ultimate presentation .. curries thai ultimate

[@SomeOnSunday]

What a great post. So many ideas to try out! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you Pailin. Yellow curry and coconut milk with macaroni, onions, and panko.

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

Anzan Hoshin Roshi interesting, sounds like a good dish!

[@koetchasr]

I loveeeeeee You for this Video. Great Work

[@patwarmack678]

Thanks for these suggestions.

[@jennynevers4811]

Love it love it love it!!!! Thank you!!!

[@nerliYaleks]

I LOVE to make yakiudon (stirfried udon) or yakisoba with yellow curry which os awesome, better with this vacume sealed udon, you don't have to cook them, just throw them wok with the sauce and stir, the noodles will absorb it and cook perfectly and you can use any vegetables and protein. You can also use it as a dipping sauce in a tantanmen (dry version of the rament in which you dip thw noodles) ir un a risotto

[@McBeefaroni]

I made curry lime chicken lettuce wraps! I bought a spice gadget thingy that has 6 in 1 shaker and I don't like wasting food so I decided to try it out and IM GLAD I DID!!

[@Jasmine_Bains]

Thank you! Such great information as always. So informative, friendly and creative ☺️

[@ritatyagi8730]

Awesomely awesome!

[@WelbyCoffeeSpill]

Good vid! I wanna try the Egg custard one!

[@marialiyubman]

This video is for me especially because that bucket of curry paste is my favorite of them all (I don’t know if it’s my imagination or the amount I use or what….). But then I have a ton left over that goes bad… so now I have a good way to use it. Thank you. 😍

[@AffordableREI]

Thank you. Just what I needed. How to use curry paste lol.

[@19Axel66]

Pailin you're the best, go on...! 👍🏻💪🏻

[@DurinSBane-zh9hj]

I wish I could "like" this video twice. Curry chicken pot pie is on my fall menu immediately

[@ewengillies9826]

Great ideas thanks for this vlog. I use a little curry paste in my stuffed seafood dishes.. really lifts the flavor of the meat. Thanks again. Bushyboy Oz.

[@NematKhana]

Great idea🌿💐🌹✅

[@leynanguyen1317]

wonderful 👌thanks

[@nymaksco1835]

Awesome video. I just subscribed from Denver, Colorado USA 🇺🇸 ❤❤

[@MuncieFamily]

Soups. Red Curry Crab Bisque is to die for.

[@darrylpang306]

Great ideas. I didn't realize that the Curry Paste was the base for a lot of "non-Curry" dishes.

[@davidrobicheau6640]

I like to use curry in soups and gumbo. i use yellow curry in my chicken soup and green curry in my seafood Gumbo. both are so good and give a great depth to the flavor of each.

[@jimmcmahan6989]

Made a British pork pie with hot water crust. Seasoned the filling with a little red curry paste and coconut milk powder. It was delicious!

[@Anonymous07164]

Loved this video! :))

[@hbanana7]

I'm currently on a diet, running out of ideas for flavoring my vegetables and chicken breasts. This is great!!

[@John77Doe]

Awesome

[@Ko1234567890S]

Thank you! I bought a kilo of panang curry paste and was looking for some new offers

[@WithYourBirds]

My favourite weeknight fusion: shepherds pie with curry paste mixed into the ground meat

[@stephenwmsmith]

Lately I've been on a British food kick and been craving Sausage Rolls. I may have to try and put some red curry paste into some ground pork and then wrap it up in puff pastry to make a curry pork sausage roll. I wonder if you have anything like British Sausage Rolls in Thai Cuisine.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Not that I can think of....

[@donbushek]

What a great video! If this doesn't fuel your creative fires, you don't belong in a kitchen.

[@kanizaattarwala8202]

Wow I will try with eggs 🥚 thanks 👍💕

[@patriciatriplet3145]

I added it to black bean burgers. It was fantastic 👌

[@karoltrzaska625]

Am in love again !

[@LupusIsABadDiagnosis]

I use curry paste in my butternut squash soups!

[@tonkatoytruck]

Duncan's Thai Kitchen has agreed to help. If you ever make it back to Thailand soon, Bethany Children's orphanage in Chaing Rai sure could use you too. Wishing you well.

[@Ninjalectual]

I've been mixing fried curry paste with mayo as a sandwich spread!

[@MIKEYPOOHBEARJACKSON]

I got chicken breast and curry paste. With the first idea, I am cooking now. Can't wait!

[@zinniahardy8887]

You my fav❤️ TYSM ☃️ Hugs

[@jcleturno]

I bought curry paste on accident thinking I grabbed chili paste. That curry paste is still unused in my pantry as I have no clue what to do with it or if I even like it. I found your vid here and was thinking of putting some in the American Goulash I made last night. It needs a bit of something.... Thank you for the great information.

[@hawkatsea]

Great ideas! I also use curry paste with coconut or dairy milk to make cheap RAMEN 1000% more satisfying.

[@ashleyirizarry-diaz6415]

Can you make a video on fried smelt fish with red curry paste! Oh that’s one of my favorite dishes! Not sure what isn’t called in thai...

[@DStrayCat69]

Fantastic!!! :-)

[@Francescadbg]

I will try curry stir fry!

[@terryyonashiro3735]

Pailin, great suggestions and ideas for other uses for your curry paste. I was wondering if you need to sauté the curry paste first if you are going to add it to mayonnaise, sour cream or cream cheese to be used as a dip or spread? Looking forward to your next video.

[@LemLTay]

If the dip/spread is not going to be cooked, it would probably be a good idea to saute the curry paste first to get the "rawness" and any harsh notes matured first. Also, if there's raw shrimp paste in there etc. that needs to be properly cooked. Perhaps for quick meal ideas, we should keep sauteed curry paste in the freezer ready to add to whatever... in Malaysia, we do this for spice bases like laksa, mee rebus, soto etc. Make an extra-large batch of spice paste, then saute the whole lot and portion the rest for quick prep the next few times.

[@PailinsKitchen]

Yes what Lem Tay said :)

[@johnr1348]

I really wanna try curry and eggs!

[@karminiparsan4440]

Curry paste in egg salad or vegetable fried rice..yummy

[@krixloaf2610]

I love your wok...

[@jadebuddhathakkar2021]

Just love you dear. Thank you so much. Come to India.

[@minoritas2780]

you can use it on your nasi/mie goreng (fried rice/noodle).. delisioso! :)

[@1tmagda]

How are you still in such good shape, cuz your cooking is amazing!?

[@didi8496]

I made a tuna salad with mayo and green curry paste and put it in an onigiri. So yummy! Thanks for the video :)

[@ghostlobster6631]

So you didn't fry the paste off first?

[@didi8496]

@@ghostlobster6631 I honestly don't remember 😅

[@iRentNY]

Fan-tas-tic!!!

[@nai7876]

Sawadeeka Pailin 🙏 , I’m from Tanzania 🇹🇿 living in Thai…and I will be here for some good years 😊🤣…I have been looking for pilau masala here in Thai and I can’t find any where in the market here in Chiang mai, tried Lazada still can’t find it. If you may help please recommend where can I get it. Khob Khun Ka🙏

[@seamusdebuitleir20]

Tanx Pai, what is the best curry sauce to use with mango and pineapple curry.any ideas? Thanks.

[@Jahan0710]

Hii ...I really like your culinary skills could you pls give some idea about pantai curry paste....is it really a good curry paste for making thai curry,as I am going to try to make thai curry for the first time.

[@LeoSol13]

Sawa dee cap, Pailin! My mother left me many curry pastes to use and I found this video very useful. I was curious about using Thai paste as a marinade which you mentioned at 02:29. Is there a video of you using Thai curry paste as a marinade? How would it work?

[@PailinsKitchen]

Hi and Adam here - and that's a REALLY good question! I did a search hot-thai-kitchen.com/?s=curry and couldn't come up with anything, so I think you're going to have to ask her that one directly as she doesn't see the comments on here once the post is more than a week old (as per her note above). So click on "Show more" above to see how to contact her. Cheers!

[@akong331]

Do you have a video on how to make the satay peanut sauce?