A classic recipe, these red-curry-flavoured fish cakes can be found everywhere in Thailand! The preparations are really simple, the hardest part is getting the right fish. Go with something super tender and you’ll be fine. I’m using basa and it worked out great. The dipping sauce is similar to the “sweet chili sauce” that you […]
This recipe is an a bit of an exploration into Thai history! Here’s the story: A lovely HTK fan recently sent me a copy of a very special Thai cookbook: The very first Thai cookbook to ever be written in English! The book is titled “Everyday Siamese Cooking” by Sibpan Sonakul, who is the granddaughter of […]
Here’s a recipe for a popular Thai street food that you can easily make at home. The soup is flavoured with aromatic 5-spice mix, and the duck is flavourful and tender. Another great recipe to make once you know how to make Thai-style chicken stock! INGREDIENTS Serves 4 Soup 8 inches cinnamon stick 2 pc […]
After tons of requests, here’s an eggplant stir-fry recipe! The sauce is flavoured with Thai chili paste and scented with lots of Thai basil. I also show you my new favourite eggplant technique for stir-frying that’ll come in handy in any eggplant stir-fry recipe! The eggplant in this recipe becomes so juicy and succulent, and […]
Pad See Ew is our famous stir-fried rice noodle dish (yes, I have a recipe), but this egg noodle version is something I’ve only ever seen in southern Thailand where I grew up! These chubby fresh egg noodles have the most perfect chewiness, and with the salty-sweet-smoky flavour, it’s one of the hardest dishes to […]
In my previous “Top 5 Rice Dishes in Thailand” video, I took you all over Bangkok to explore the delicious, must-try rice dishes. This recipe was the first one on the list! Kao mok gai is the Thai version of chicken biryani. Though there are a lot of ingredients and steps here, if you split […]
Last year, Mark Wiens and I had a meal together in Bangkok, and this dish, called yum pla duk foo, was one of the many things we enjoyed. If you missed that video, here it is. In this video, I declared that I can’t think of another dish that I prefer to this dish, which is a bold […]
This pink noodle soup is so good it made it to my “Top 5 Noodle Soups in Thailand” episode! For years I thought Yen Ta Fo was a dish you leave to the experts (i.e. street vendors and restaurants), but once I tried to make it, I realized that it’s actually really easy to make […]
This salad is a specialty of Muslim Thai cuisine. With the spicy and rich peanut dressing, it’s one of my favourite ways to eat veggies! The dressing will keep for at least a week in the fridge, and it will also double as a dipping sauce for meats or tofu. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 Peanut […]
With the recipe, you’ll never need to buy another bottle of Sriracha again! It’s easy, quick, and in my opinion it’s way tastier than the store bought stuff. (Yes, it’s even better than the original Thai Sriracha!) INGREDIENTS Makes about 1 cup 150 g red, hot chili peppers of your choice, roughly chopped (see note) 10 […]
This recipe is also known as “Pad Mee Korat” which is a local specialty of a town called “Korat” in the Northeast of Thailand. And Korat is also the hometown of my mom and my grandmother! INGREDIENTS Serves 2 4 oz rice noodles, 2 mm wide 3 Tbsp vegetable oil ¾ cup pressed tofu, cut into […]
INGREDIENTS Makes about 40 wontons, which serves 5-6 people as a main course Wontons 2 cloves garlic ¼ tsp white peppercorns 2 cilantro roots or 6 stems 120 g shrimp, cut into chunks 150 g ground pork 1 egg 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp tapioca starch About […]
There’s a reason why this recipe is now my Number 1 all-time most popular video. It’s got everything you could ever ask for in a dessert, delicious, refreshing, beautiful, easy, and without even trying or needing to be modified, it’s naturally healthy, vegan, and gluten-free. Agar agar jelly is widely used in Thai cuisine to […]
INGREDIENTS Serves 1 100 g ground beef or other protein of your choice 80 g spaghetti, dry 2-3 cloves garlic 1 spur chili or other medium-to-mild red chilies 2-3 Thai chilies, to taste, (optional) 1 Tbsp chopped fingerroot or “grachai” (optional)* 3 pc baby corn, bite-seized pieces 2 stalks Chinese broccoli, stems thinly sliced, leaves roughly […]
INGREDIENTS Serves 4 2 cups kabocha squash, bite-sized pieces 1 ½ cup coconut milk 4-6 Tbsp red curry paste (recipe below or store-bought) 500g chicken thigh, boneless, skinless, 1.5-inch cubes (if using chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch strips and marinade in 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce for 15 mins) 1 cup chicken stock 2 Tbsp fish sauce […]
