I have been trying for a couple years to find or develop a good recipe for Pad King Mu (or Mu Pad King, or a variety of other spellings), with mixed success. Pad King Mu is a dish made with pork, mushrooms (usually woodear), and copious amounts of ginger or galangal. It’s similar to Mu Pud Prik, but it doesn’t have the chilies and it seems to be served in fewer restaurants. I’ve had it both as a dry stirfry with only a little sauce clinging to the meat and as a more saucey dish.
It can also be made with beef (Nua Pad King) or chicken (Gai Pad King) or tofu (um…Tofu Pad King?). Onions and green bell peppers are the traditional veggies, but I’ve also had it with broccoli and personally would make it with snow peas (I didn’t have any tonight).
