This 20 minute Pork Green Curry recipe features tender pork, mushrooms, and kale covered in a creamy coconut milk and green curry sauce. It uses just 9 ingredients and makes the perfect unfussy weeknight meal. It's flavorful, gluten-free and dairy-free, and makes a simple meal served over rice.
This Pork Green Curry is tasty year-round, and I make it most frequently during the busy school year. It's quick, flavorful, and comforting. It's also easy to separate the meat and sauce to serve over rice for picky toddlers who may not yet be fond of vegetables.
This recipe was inspired by other easy favorites originally made in my camper van, including Kale Lentil Curry, Thai Chicken Soup, Pumpkin Curry with Chicken, Red Curry Soup, and Chinese Five Spice Chicken. I find curries to be fast and flavorful, and they make an impressive camp meal on cool evenings.
For more easy weeknight dinners, check out my Creamy Avocado Pasta, One Pot Vegan Lentil Pasta, Vietnamese Noodle Bowls with Chicken, Baked Chicken Fajitas, and Spam Musubi Bowl.
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How to make it (with photos)
Ingredient Notes + Substitutions
You need 9 ingredients to make this pork green curry recipe.
Pork Chops
Cut the pork chops into bite-sized pieces that are enjoyable to eat. Smaller pieces will cook a little faster. In step 1, the pork is not completely cooked through, however some readers prefer to cook it through fully in this step to pull pieces out for picky toddlers before adding pungent aromatics.
Kale
For best texture, massage the kale leaves before adding them to the curry. The term "massage" means to scrunch the kale pieces in your hands until they are soft instead of stiff and fibrous, similarly to how you would scrunch a piece of tough paper.
More Ingredient Notes
- Green Curry Paste - I use Thai Kitchen Green Curry Paste.
- Mushrooms - I typically choose cremini mushroom and prefer them quartered, though sliced will work too. White mushrooms are a good substitution.
- Coconut Milk - I only recommend full fat coconut milk without substitutions. The richness helps to bring out and balance the strong flavors in the green curry paste.
- Rice - At home, I enjoy this dish with fresh basmati or jasmine rice. I use brown minute rice while traveling for convenience.
You also need coconut oil, garlic, and ginger to make this recipe.
See the recipe card for a full list of ingredients with quantities.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Learn how to make pork green curry in three easy steps and 20 minutes.
- Pork: Add coconut oil to a large skillet on medium high heat. When oil is melted and evenly coats the bottom of the pan, add the pork. Allow to cook uncovered, stirring on occasion to brown the pork evenly on all sides (about 5 minutes).
- Vegetables + aromatics: Add mushrooms, garlic and ginger. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the garlic just begins to brown. Add green curry paste and cook for 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
- Coconut milk + kale: Add coconut milk and kale. Reduce heat to simmer for about 7 minutes or until the kale softens. Serve warm over rice.
Expert Tip
Make amazing pork green curry on the first try with this expert tip.
Prep the ingredients ahead of time.
Some of the cooking times for individual ingredients is 1-3 minutes, which means there isn't much prep time once the cooking starts. Have the ingredients prepped and measured beforehand to prevent burning.
Recipe FAQ's
Here I answered some frequently asked questions about this Pork Green Curry recipe. Don't see your question? Leave it in the comments at the end of this post and I'll answer within two business days.
Store leftover Pork Green Curry in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. For best texture, store the curry with pork and vegetables separately from the rice.
I have only used green curry paste in this recipe. However, the ingredients are very simple and would also likely compliment yellow curry powder and red curry paste as well.
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📖 Recipe
Pork Green Curry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 pound pork chops , cut thinly into bite-sized pieces
- 10 medium cremini mushrooms , sliced thinly
- 1 14-ounce can coconut milk (400 ml)
- 1 bunch kale , stems removed with leaves torn into bite sized pieces and massaged
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 thumb sized piece ginger , peeled and minced
- 3 tablespoons green curry paste
- 3 cups cooked white or brown rice
Instructions
- Pork: Add coconut oil to a large skillet on medium high heat. When oil is melted and evenly coats the bottom of the pan, add the pork. Allow to cook uncovered, stirring on occasion to brown the pork evenly on all sides (about 5 minutes).
- Vegetables + aromatics: Add mushrooms, garlic and ginger. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the garlic just begins to brown. Add green curry paste and cook for 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
- Coconut milk + kale: Add coconut milk and kale. Reduce heat to simmer for about 7 minutes or until the kale softens. Serve warm over rice.
Matt says
I love this recipe and I can’t stop eating it! It’s soo easy to make and way better than take out!