Thai food stays with people who try it. These delightful Thai recipes are great for someone who wants to make a quick Thai meal.
There are a total of 114 thai recipes.
Bangkok Beef with Basil
Yields 4 servings
1 (1 pound) top sirloin or flank steak, cut into thin strips
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water or stock
1 tablespoon rice wine
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 se...
Bangkok Beef With Basil
Basic Thai Curry Pastes
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 6:07 pm
Thai "curries" are typically made using a "curry" paste. However that is an oversimplification: firstly the word used for these dishes in Thai is kaeng (pronounced '...
Basic Thai Curry Pastes
Big Four Paste
Posted by philocrates at 5/14/02 6:34:57 pm
Source: (Glurh, KaTiem, Prikk Thai, Rugg Pakk Chee) Courtesy of SuMei Yu's Cracking the Coconut
The Big Four Paste, which can be made ahead and refrigerated for a ...
Big Four Paste
Bpeek Kai Mao Daeng (Drunken Chicken Wings)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/16/2001 4:21 pm
In Thai mao means drunk (kimao means to be drunk), and daeng means red. Bpeek kai are chicken wings.
This is a useful recipe for something ...
Bpeek Kai Mao Daeng
Bpeek Kai Yat Sai Koong (Stuffed Chicken Wings)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/16/2001 4:23 pm
This recipe was a popular one at the restaurant that my wife was working in, located in Merrimack New Hampshire (now I believe no longer in b...
Bpeek Kai Yat Sai Koong
Bu Ja (Steamed Crab)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/16/2001 4:25 pm
This is traditionally made from whole fresh crabs: the fresh (read that as alive) crabs are killed by dropping them in boiling water, then the shells are split, and the ...
Bu Ja
Bu Pad Phom Kari (Curried Crab Claws ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 5:01 pm
This is a mild curried dish, usually served as a counterpoint to a more intense curry or garlic dish.
It can be prepared with crab claws...
Bu Pad Phom Kari
ChileVinegar Sauce (Namsom Thailand)
Serve with stirfried noodle dishes such as Pad Thai.
1/2 cup rice vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 mild chile (such as Cubanelle, Hungarian
wax or banana chile), sliced...
Chilevinegar Sauce
Chinese Greens, Thai Style
1 pound Chinese leafy greens (gai laan or jie lan)
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon fermented soybean paste (dao jiao)
1 tablespoon Thai...
Chinese Greens Thai Style
Coconut Pancakes (Kanom Kluk ?? Thailand)
1 cup rice flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
3/4 cup shredded coconut
Vegetable oil
Red and green food coloring<...
Coconut Pancakes
Gaeng Khio Wan Kai (Green Chicken Curry)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 6:24 pm
The Thai name of this dish literally means "sweet and sour chicken curry." There is a very similar recipe for a red curry (Gaeng phed kai).
A...
Gaeng Khio Wan Kai
Gaeng Massaman Kai
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 6:15 pm
This recipe is for Gaeng Massaman Kai. The "massaman" indicates that the recipe is of a "musselman" or islamic origin, and it probably owes something to early Portuguese ...
Gaeng Massaman Kai
Gaeng Phed Kai (Red Chicken Curry)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 6:23 pm
The Thai name of this dish literally means "hot chicken curry." There is a very similar recipe for a green curry (Gaeng Khiao Wan Kai) which I shall also ...
Gaeng Phed Kai
Gai Pad Khing (Ginger Chicken)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 6:28 pm
This is one of a a pair of recipes that I'll post today that cause some confusion because of their similar names.
gai = chicken
pad = stirfried
Gai Pad Khing
Gai Yang (Thai Broiled or Grilled Marinated Chicken
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/26/01 5:08:04 am
3 tablespoons minced cilantro root
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese light soy sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice<...
Gai Yang
Green Curry Beef
Serves 8.
If you've never cooked Thai before, start with this one. It introduces you to many ingredients and flavors at once, is spicy but not too fiery, and is simple to make. Look for the best quality commercial cur...
Green Curry Beef
Green Thai Curry (Gaeng Kiow Wahn Goong)
2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk, unshaken
2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon green curry paste, or to taste
4 small green Thai eggplants, halved***
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined*
2 tablespo...
Green Thai Curry
Kaeng Som Kai Wan (Sweet and Sour Chicken Soup)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 7:09 pm
This is a variant of kaeng som, which is a popular fish soup that is quite common in Thailand. Keang som is quite sour, and this dish has bee...
Kaeng Som Kai Wan
Kai Sai Takrai (Chicken and Lemon Grass)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/14/2001 7:18 pm
This dish has a nice poetic name, as the three words of the name rhyme.
Those who don't like chile can always leave it out.
1 cup chic...
Kai Sai Takrai
Kai Tom Kah (Mushroom Soup with Lemon Grass)
Posted by Tiffany at 11/30/2001 12:25 pm
Source: Global Vegetarian Cooking by Troth Wells
2 cups coconut milk
1/2 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
3 stalks lemon grass, ...
Kai Tom Kah
Khao Mu Daeng (Red Pork with Rice ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 5:11 pm
Mu daeng is a complement to khao man kai. Indeed in Thailand vendors that sell one very often sell the other, but nothing else. Like khao man kai ...
Khao Mu Daeng
Khao Pad Sapparot (Stir Fried Rice and Pineapple ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:11 pm
This is an unusual recipe for Thai food because it is essentially a vegetarian dish they are not common in Thailand, where even no...
Khao Sapparot
Kraphong Khao Priao Wan (Sweet and Sour Fish ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:14 pm
This is prepared from steaks of kraphong khao (sea bass), but you could easily use another fish (it works very well with shark steaks)...
Kraphong Khao Priao Wan
Miang Kham (Mieng Kam)
Source: importfood.com
This recipe requires a great deal of preparation time, but it's well worth it especially if you've eaten a tasty miang kham before and have a craving. There's nothing like it. The blend o...
Miang Kham
Miang Khum
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/25/01 6:49:23 am
Miang Kum is an appetizer of sorts. It is commonly enjoyed as a snack, or as a complement to beer. (Any beverage will do.) Miang Kum is normally served on a large platter, with se...
Miang Khum
Mu Yang Takrai (BBQ Pork with Lemon Grass ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:54 pm
As part of my series of recipes for the short short summer in temperate latitudes, here is yet another Thai barbecue recipe.
This ...
Mu Yang Takrai
Nam Jim Polamai (Fruit Dip ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:53 pm
First make the "dressing."
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons kapi (shrimp paste)
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons palm ...
Nam Jim Polamai
Nam Jim Wan (Sweet Dipping Sauce ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:51 pm
This is a simple dipping sauce usually used with deep fried items such as spring rolls and stuffed chicken wings.
3 cups water
3 cups g...
Nam Jim Wan
Nam Prik Narok (Dipping Sauce from Hell ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:50 pm
This recipe is normally made from sun dried chiles. Dried red chiles are fairly readily available in America and Europe, but dried green chi...
Nam Prik Narok
Neua Yang (Charcoal Broiled Beef in a Hot/Sweet Sauce ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:57 pm
Yang dishes are the Thai equivalent of barbecue food. The most common is undoubtedly kai yang (chicken) where a chicken is spl...
Neua Yang
Nua Hang Nam Tok (Waterfall Beef ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:38 pm
If you've got a broiler/grill you can cook this one anytime, otherwise wait for the barbeque season. In Thai nua is beef, yang means broiled (over...
Nua Yang Nam Tok
Pad Mi Korat Phet (Hot Noodles, Korat Style ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:26 pm
The route to this recipe started with a couple of requests for a "hot" version of pad Thai.
Unfortunately for those that asked, wh...
Pad Mi Korat Phet
Pad Ped Pla Dhuk (Spicy Catfish ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:22 pm
Ever wondered what to do with a catfish? This traditional Thai recipe is useful if you have a fisherperson in the family.
Note the oil for co...
Pad Ped Pla Dhuk
Pad See You (Thai Soy Sauce Noodles)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/25/01 6:44:45 am
This is a delicious stirfried Thai noodle dish. It is basically noodles stirfried with soy sauce sounds kind of plain, but it is truly delicious.
...
Pad See You
Pad Siiew (Sweet Soya Beef ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:30 pm
Siiew (pronounced approximately "see yew") is the name for sweet dark soy sauce in the dominant local Chinese dialect. pad siiew is a favorite lunch dish...
Pad Siiew
Pad Thai
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/25/01 6:42:29 am
1 pack dried rice stick noodles or "sen lek"
1/2 cup dried shrimp
1/2 cup baked tofu, cut into small strips
1/2 cup ground peanut
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
1/2 cup chi...
Pad Thai
Pad Thai
1/2 pound vermicelli, cooked
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup fish sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 pound chicken breast halve...
Pad Thai
Pak Bung Loy Fa (Stir Fried Greens aka ??Flying Greens? ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:35 pm
Following a number of postings asking for tips on how to prevent stir frying oil from smoking, I offer this as a counter...
Pak Bung Loy Fa
Panang Curry
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/25/01 6:45:51 am
Panang Curry is a popular favorite at many Thai restaurants. It is usually made with beef, but either chicken or pork can be substituted. Thai curries are typically a meal in th...
Panang Curry
Penaeng Kai (Penang Curry with Chicken ?? Thai)
Posted by Wingsfan91 at 11/15/2001 4:48 pm
Penaeng is a dry curry, probably originally "imported" from Malaysia. It can be prepared with any meat, and many fishes. This variety uses ch...
Penaeng Kai
Pineapple Fried Rice
Posted by WingsFan91 at 6/25/01 6:47:24 am
This is an allaround favorite. You will find this dish on almost every Thai restaurant's menu. It is also fun to make, because you can actually serve in the pineapple!
Pineapple Fried Rice
Pineapple Salad
This salad is drenched with the sweetsalty flavor for which Thailand is famous.
1/3 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 to 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
1 smal...
Pineapple Salad
Pla Kapong Kimao (Deep Fried Fish with Garlic Sauce ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:28 pm
In Thai "kimao" means drunk. However unlike the Chinese "drunken" dishes, which are marinated in alcohol, Thai "kimao" dishes ar...
Pla Kapong Kimao
Pla Lat (3Flavored Fish ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 4:43 pm
A traditional treatment for fish that simply contrasts sweet, hot and sour flavor elements.
Again this is traditionally cooked in a large deep wok, t...
Pla Lat
Pla Nung Khing Sai Het (Steamed Fish with Ginger and Mushrooms ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:20 pm
Traditionally this is prepared with the fish known in the West as a pomfret, but any similar (flat) fish will do.
Pla Nung Khing Sai Het
Quick Thai Eggplant Soup
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can lowsodium chicken broth
12 ounces eggplant, cut into 1inch cubes
8 ounces sliced shiitake mushrooms (caps only,) or use white mushrooms
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 red bell pe...
Quick Thai Eggplant Soup
Red Curry Paste (Nam Phrik Gaeng Daeng Thailand)
Source: The Thai House Cooking School Bangkok, Thailand
Curry paste is an essential ingredient in Thai curry dishes.
20 peppercorns
1 tablespoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon...
Red Curry Paste
Red Thai Curry (Gaeng Peht Gai)
2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk, unshaken
2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon red curry paste, or to taste
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken*, cut into chunks
1 small onion, cut into chunks
3 tablespoons ...
Red Thai Curry
Satay Kai (Chicken Satay ?? Thai)
Posted by WingsFan91 at 11/15/2001 3:18 pm
Satay, of course, is originally an Indonesian/Malay dish, but it has been in Southern Thailand for a very long time. This is a Thai version.
You ca...
Satay Kai
Sesame Noodles with Thai Peanut Sauce
1 pound vermicelli or thin spaghetti
3 tablespoons dark sesame oil
3 cloves garlic
4 green onions, cut in 1/2inch pieces
1 (1 inch) piece ginger root, pared and quartered
1/3 cup peanut b...
Sesame Noodles With Thai Peanut Sauce
