Vegetarian Stir-fried Eggplant with Sweet Basil
Vegetarian Stir-fried Eggplant with Sweet Basil ►
(Pad Makua Yao)
Try this vegetarian recipe for Thai-style eggplant with sweet basil. It is simple and quick to prepare, so it can be added as a memorable side-dish to your next dinner. It goes well with many different types of foods, or you can serve it for an excellent lunch. If you are watching what you eat, enjoy with a side of brown jasmine rice.
Spicy Vegetarian Mushroom Soup
Spicy Vegetarian Mushroom Soup ►
(Kaeng Hed Jeh)
It's packed with a healthy and flavorful portion of mushrooms. You can use whatever you have locally, such as oyster, shitake, straw, etc. The broth is flavored with lemongrass, kaffir lime, galangal, and tamarind, so it has a very authentically Thai flavor.
Fried Fish with Sweet Chili and Garlic Sauce
Fried Fish with Sweet Chili and Garlic Sauce ►
(Plah Tub Tim Rad Prik)
Then try this authentic Thailand style fried fish with delicious sweet and spicy chili sauce with lots of garlic. Known here as Plah Rad Prik, the recipe can be used with many different types of fish, including Bass, Bluegill, Crappie, or other types of perch. Here we used the Nile Talapia, a farm raised fish that is very popular in Thailand.
Spicy Chicken Soup
Spicy Chicken Soup ►
(Tom Yum Gai)
This easy to follow recipe is shows you how to make a delicious and healthy Thai chicken soup for one or two people in just 15 minutes. Now you can enjoy this spicy and sour herbaceous soup made with chunky chicken breast and mushrooms in a rich broth flavored with lemongrass and galangal at anytime.
Grilled Chicken
Grilled Chicken ►
(Gai Yang)
This oven broiler method using a traditional Gai Yang marinade recipe produces a beautiful grilled chicken with crispy golden brown skin and tender juicy meat. If you have a barbecue and want to cook the chicken in the traditional way, just cook it long and slowly until it's just right.
Garlic Chives with Sliced Chicken
Garlic Chives with Sliced Chicken ►
(Pad Dok Mai Gui Chai)
It combines wafer thin chicken breast, big pieces of crushed garlic, and crisp fresh flowering chives. The Chinese chives, known in Thailand as Dok Mai Gui Chai, can be combined with chicken, pork, or shrimp using this recipe, but are very flavorful when just cooked alone with garlic, fish sauce, and a little sugar for an authentic Thai taste.