Thai Panang Curry in Midtown East, NYC
PANANG CURRY
Panang is the thickest and most velvety of the Thai curries. Red curry paste is mellowed with coconut cream and ground peanuts, and the sauce is rich enough to coat every piece of meat. Shredded makrut lime leaf on top gives it its signature aroma.
It is less fiery than red or green curry, and a touch sweeter and nuttier. Once people try it, it tends to become their regular order. It comes spooned over jasmine rice, which soaks up the sauce.
Choose chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, or tofu, or try the salmon panang: the same sauce over a seared fillet. Mild by default and spicier on request. Ground peanuts are in the sauce, so mention any nut allergy.
Choosing between the curries? Green is the hottest and most herbal, red sits in the middle, massaman is the mildest and sweetest, and panang is the richest. Mango sticky rice afterward is never a mistake.
We are on 2nd Ave at 34th Street in Murray Hill, about a five-minute walk from Grand Central. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, for dine-in or takeout.
See prices and photos on the menu, reserve a table on Resy, or call (917) 464-5585. 625 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10016.
