Basil Gizzard (ผัดกระเพราเครึ่องในไก่)

Basil Gizzard (ผัดกระเพราเครึ่องในไก่)

Ingredients : 

1.5 to 2 pounds of Gizzard. 
1 cup of Holy basil or sweet basil. 
1 Tbsp of soy sauce.
2 Tbsp of oyster sauce.
1 Tbsp of seasoning sauce.
1 tsp of black soy sauce.
1 tsp of sugar.
1 Tbsp of oil.
1 Tbsp of chopped garlic.
1 Tbsp of chopped chilies pepper.

Directions : 
Put oil in a pan over medium heat. Add garlic and chilies pepper. Add gizzard cook for a few minutes. Add all of the seasoning, stir until combined. Add basil then turn stove off. Serve over rice and fried egg on top. Enjoy.

Kaow-Kha-Moo ( ข้าวขาหมู)

Crock pot Stewed pork (Kaow-kha-moo) ข้าวขาหมู 

For dinner tonight. I put all ingredients in the crock pot and forget about it. Taste authentic just like home but easier.

Ingredients :
1. Fresh pork shoulder (bone in skin on}
2. 3 Tbsp of palm sugar.
3. 2 Tbsp black soy sauce.
4. 1 Tbsp seasoning sauce.
5. 1 Tbsp of salt.
6. 1 tsp of whole peppercorn.
7. 1 Tbsp Chinese five spice.
8. 2 cinnamon sticks
9. 4 star anise.
10. 1 bunch of cilantro bouquet.
11. 1/2 liter of water.
12. Chinese broccoli
13 . 1 Tbsp of ovaltine {optional}.

Directions :
Put everything in the crock pot except Chinese broccoli. Set on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Serve over cooked white rice with cook Chinese broccoli and vinegar chili pepper sauce on the side. Enjoy!

Spicy fried rice with shrimps. (ข้าวผัดกุ้ง)

Spicy fried rice with shrimps. (ข้าวผัดกุ้ง)

Ingredients : 

1. 1/4 lb of shrimps. 
2. 2 cups of cooked white rice. (1 day old cooked white rice)
3. 2 cups of bog choy, or Chinese broccoli.
4. 1 Tbsp. of soy sauce.
5. 1 tsp of seasoning sauce. (I used Golden Mountain brand)
6. 1 Tbsp. of roasted chili paste.
7. 1 tsp.of chopped garlic.
8. 1 Tbsp. of oil.

Directions : 

1. Put oil in a pan with medium heat add garlic and shrimps. Stir for a few minutes until shrimps are half way cooked. 
2. Add all the other ingredients, stir until combine, and vegetable is cooked for a few more minutes then turn stove off. 
3. Serve with sliced cucumber and a wedge of lime. Enjoy

Soy sauce Chicken (ไก่ต้มซอสถั่วเหลือง)

Soy sauce Chicken (ไก่ต้มซอสถั่วเหลือง)

This recipe is easy and budget friendly. You can feed the family of 4 with 1 whole chicken.I like to save money, I would buy chicken when it's on sale and freeze them for later.

Ingredients :
1. 1 whole chicken
2. 5 cloves of garlic (smashed).
3. Small bunch of cilantro.
4. 8 Tbsp of soy sauce.
5. 1 Tbsp of black soy sauce.
6. 1 Tbsp of fish sauce (optional).
7. 1 cube of chicken base seasoning.
8. 1 Tbsp of whole peppercorn.
9. 1 gallon of water.

Directions :
1 Put all ingredients in a big pot. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 45 minutes.
2. Cut into bite size and serve with dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce.
1. 2 Tbsp. of chopped Thai chili pepper.
2. 1 Tbsp of chopped garlic.
3. 3 Tbsp of fish sauce.
4. 3 Tbsp of lime juice.
5. 1 Tbsp of palm sugar.
6. 1 Tbsp of chopped cilantro.
Mix all the ingredients then serve on the side.

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Stir fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork. ผัดคะน้าหมูกรอบ

Stir fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork. ผัดคะน้าหมูกรอบ

This dish is a quickly stir fried which vegetable still have some crunchiness.

Ingredients :

2 cups of crispy pork
3 cups of Chinese broccoli (cut to bite size about 1 1/2 inch
1 Tbsp of chopped garlic
1/2 Tbsp of Thai chili (smashed)
2 Tbsp of vegetable oil
2 Tbsp of oyster sauce
1 Tbsp of soysauce
1 Tbsp of seasoning sauce
1 Tbsp of black soy sauce
1 tsp of sugar.

Directions:

Put oil in hot pan on medium high heat, add garlic, and other ingredients then quickly stir for a few more minutes. Turn stove off then serve with cooked white rice.

Tod Mun Pla ทอดมันปลา

Tod mun pla (Fried fish cake) ทอดมันปลา. 

This dish is one of my favorite appetizers and easy to make too. It's a very popular dish among Thai people.

Ingredients :
14 oz of leatherback fish meat.
2 Tbsp of red curry paste.
1 tsp of fish sauce.
1 tsp of soy sauce.
1/2 tsp of sugar.
2 Tbsp of corn starch.
1/2 cup greenbeen (cut to small pieces)
1/4 cup kafirr lime leaves (cut to very fine pieces).
2 cups vegetable oil.

Directions :
1. Put fish meat, curry paste, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in mortar and pestle then pound it until very sticky. ( or put in blender until sticky).
2. Put the mixed in a bowl, add the greenbeens, and kafirr lime leaves until combined.
3. Heat oil in a pan on medium low heat. Form the mixed into small patties and fry until golden brown.
4. Serve with sweet chili sauce and cucumber. Yum!

Crispy pork with holy basil (Pad-kra-praow-moo-krob)

Pad Krapraow Moo Krob (ผัดกระเพราหมูกรอบ)

This dish is very popular in Thailand. You can find this dish at food courts and street food vendors.

Ingredients:
1. 1 pound of crispy pork cut to bite size.
2. 1Tbsp finely chopped garlic.
3. 1 Tbsp chopped Thai chilli pepper.
4. 1 Tbsp oyster sauce.
5. 1 Tbsp soy sauce.
6. 1 tsp black soy sauce.
7. 1 tsp sugar.
8. 1 cup holy basil or sweet basil.
9. 1 Tbsp oil.
10. 1 tsp fish sauce.

Directions:
1. Put oil in a pan on medium heat. Add chopped garlic and Thai chilli pepper.
2. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, black soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar. Stir until combined.
3. Add crispy pork, quickly stir.
4. Add holy basil or sweet basil, then turn stove off.
5. Serve with white rice. Enjoy!.

Stir fried green cabbage (ผัดกะหล่ำปลี)

Hello there,

  This dish is vegetarian. It's very simple and tasty. Serve with white rice.
I like to cook this dish when I don't have much time.

Ingredients :
1. 1 pound of thinly sliced green cabbage.
2. 2 Tbsp of oyster sauce.
3. 2 Tbsp of soy sauce.
4. 1 Tbsp of chopped garlic.
5. 1 Tbsp of oil.
6. 1 Tbsp of black soy sauce.
7. 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
8. 1/2 tsp sugar.

Directions :
1. Put oil in a pan and add chopped garlic over medium high heat.
2. Add green cabage and all ingredients, quick stir, then turn the stove off.
3. Serve with white rice.

Baked Crispy Pork (หมูกรอบ)

Hello there,
This baked Crispy pork recipe is easy to make. Normally we boil pork first  and fry it.
In Thailand we eat crispy pork with dipping sauce or stir fry in different dishes. 

Ingredients :
2 pounds of Pork belly (skin on).
1 Tbsp of salt

Directions :
1. Score pork skin any way you like.
2. Rub with salt at let it sit for 1 hour.
3. Use paper towel to pat dry.
4. Put in 350 degree oven with skin side down, bake for 1 hour.
5. Flip to skin side up put in boiler for 10 minutes on high.
6. Let it cool down and cut into pieces.
7. Serve with dipping sauce or put in other dishes.

Pad See-Eaw (ผัดซีอิ้ว)

Hello everyone,
 This recipe is one of my favorite noodle dishes. If you like spicy put some roasted chili pepper powder on top. Yum.

Ingredients :
1. 1/4 pound of flat rice noodles.
2. 2 cups of Chinese broccoli
3. 1/4 pound thin slices of pork or beef or chicken (or shrimp).
4. 1 Tbsp of soy sauce
5. 1 clove of chopped garlic
6. 1 tsp of sugar
7. 1 tsp of fish sauce (can be substitude with soy sauce).
8. 1 Tbsp of veg.oil
9. A pinch of white pepper powder.
10. 1-2 eggs.

Directions :
1. Put oil in a wok or big pan, add meat and garlic, and cook until half done.
2. Add noodles and chinese broccoli, cook for 1 minute with medium high heat.
3. Add soy sauce, sugar, fish sauce and stir until combined. Set on the side of the pan.
4. Add egg to the other side of the pan and cook until egg is cooked.
5. Mix them all together and serve by sprinkling pepper powder on top. Enjoy!
 Serving for 2.

Sour mustard green soup (ต้มผักกาดดองกระดูกหมู)

Hello everyone,
I'm posting this recipe that my grandma used to cook for me when I was a kid.

Ingredients :
1. 1 pound of pork spare rib cut to bite size.
 2. 1 pack of sour mustard greens.
3. 1/2 gallon of water
4. 1 Tbsp chicken seasoning (Knorr)
5. 1 Tbsp soy sauce
6.  A pinch of black pepper
7. 3 cloves of smashed garlic.

 Directions :
1. Cut sour mustard greens to bite size and wash with warm water a few times and squeeze the water out.
2. Put water in a pot. Bring to a boil.
3. Add all ingredients. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes untill pork is tender.
4. Serve with white rice. Enjoy!.

Baked herb chicken (ไก่อบสมุนไพร)

 This recipe is easy, tasty, and budget friendly.  How can you top that?
You have to try this recipe. Please like and share to get in touch with me.

Ingredients :
1. 2 pounds of chicken (I use leg quarter).
2. 5 cloves garlic.
3. 1Tbsp cilantro. (I used stem only).
4. 1 tsp whole peppercorn.
5. 2 Tbsp. lemongrass.
6. 1 tsp curry powder.
7. 1 Tbsp. kaffir lime leaf cut to small pieces.
8. 1/2 tsp funnel seed.
9. 3 Tbsp soy sauce.
10. 1 Tbsp sugar.
11. 1/2 tsp of salt.

Directions :
1. In the mortar and pestle, put garlic, cilantro, whole peppercorn, lemongrass, curry powder, kaffir lime leaf, and funnel seed.  Make rough paste, and set aside.
2. In a ziplock bag put in chickens, mixed paste, kaffir lime leaf, soy sauce, sugar,
and salt. Marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour, cut and serve with sticky rice and papaya salad. Yum!!

Winged bean salad (Yum - tua - poo) ยำถั่วพู

   I went to a Vietnamese store and got winged beans. My grandma used to grow them along the fence in Thailand.

Ingredients :
1. 2 cups cut Winged beans. 
2. 1/4 cup cooked ground pork.
3. 1/4 lb cooked shrimp.
4. 1 Tbsp. sugar
5. 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
6. 3 Tbsp. lime juice
7. 1 Tbsp. roasted chili paste
8. 1/4 cup evaporated milk
9. 2 Tbsp. shallots, sliced to pieces
10. 1 tsp. chopped garlic
11. 1 tsp. chopped Thai chili pepper
12. 1 Tbsp. chopped cilantro

Directions :
1. Blanch whole winged beans in boiling water and put in ice water to stop the cooking, then cut into small pieces. Set aside.
2. In a big bowl mix all ingredients until well combined then serve. Enjoy!

Fried Mussles (Hoy Tod) หอยทอด

I'm posting this recipe for somebody that likes mussles. This recipe is easy and tasty. In Thailand you can find this kind of food everywhere.

Ingredients :
1. 1/2 cup Mussles
2. 1/2 cup tempura flour (แป้งทอดกรอบ)
3. 2 Tbsp corn flour
4. 1/2 cup water
5. 1/2 tsp soy sauce
6. 1 egg.
7. 2 Tbsp of oil
8. 1 cup beensprouts.
9. A pinch of garlic powder.
10. 1 green onion cut to 2 inch long pieces.

Directions :
Mix tempura flour, corn flour, water, garlic powder, and soy sauce until well combined.
Add mussles and set aside.
In a pan add oil on medium heat. Add mussles mixer.  Spread it over the pan and add egg.
Cook both sides until golden brown and crispy (use spatula to cut it to small pieces)
Set cooked mussle on one side of the pan. Add beensprouts and green onion. Turn stove off.
Serve cooked mussle over beensprouts. Sprinkle with pepper (white or black).
Serve with hot and sweet sauce on the side. Enjoy!

Mussles Sauce :
2 Tbsp Sriracha sauce
1 Tbsp Sweet chili sauce
1 tsp vinegar
- Mix all ingredients.
- Serving for 1

Stir fried water spinach (Pad-Puk-Bung) ผัดผักบุ้ง

    I went to the Chinese grocery and picked up some water spinach. It is a green
vegetable and good for eyesight. It's an easy recipe and fast cooking.
I served with hot boiled rice. The taste just like home. Yum.

Ingredient :
1. 1 pound of water spinach cut to 2 inches long.
2. 3 cloves of garlic, smashed.
3. 3 chili, smashed.
4. 2 Tbsp of oyster sauce.
5. 1 Tbsp of soy sauce.
6. 1 Tbsp of black soy sauce.
7. 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil.

Directions :
1. Put oil in a wok with high heat. 
2. Add water spinach and all the ingredients, quickly stir just to combine.
3. Serve with boil rice. Enjoy.

Crispy Fish Salad (Yum Pla Duk Foo) ยำปลาดุกฟู

Today I'm posting one of my favorite dishes of all time. Serve as an appetizer or a main dish. It's easy to make.

Ingredients :
1. 1 pound of catfish
2. 1 green mango or green apple, cut to thin strips to make 3 cups.
3. 1/2 cup of peanuts.
4. 2-3 Tbsp. of shallot thinly sliced.
5. 1Tbsp. palm sugar.
6. 2 Tbsp. fish sauce.
7. 3 Tbsp. lime juice.
8. 1 Tbsp. chopped Thai chili pepper.
9. 1 Tbsp. chopped garlic
10. 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro.
12. 2 cups of oil for frying.
13. 1/2 gallon of water.

Directions :
Fry fish
1. Put  water in a pot, add fish. Bring to a boil for about 15 mins then take the fish out and let it cool down. Discard the water.
2. Use 2 forks to pull fish to small pieces.( I use my hands.)
3. In a pan put in oil with medium heat. Add fish &  fry until almost crispy. Add peanuts and fry until fish is crispy and golden brown.
4. Drain excess oil with a paper towel. Set aside.
Salad
1. Mix palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice un til well combined.
2. Add mango, shallot, cilantro, Thai chili pepper, and garlic.
3. Serve over fish or put in a small bowl.
4. Enjoy!

Green Curry Chicken (แกงเขียวหวานไก่)

Hi there,
  Today I found Thai eggplant at a local market which I considered lucky.
Anybody that likes Thai food has to try this recipe. It's so good.

Ingredients :
1. 1/2 pound chicken cut to bite size.
2. 1 can (16 oz.) coconut milk.
3. 1 pound Thai eggplant cut to bite size.
4. 2-3 Tbsp. green curry paste. ( I like spicy. I put 3 Tbsp.)
5. 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
6. 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
7. 1 Tbsp. sugar
8. 1/2 cup sweet basil
9. 6-8 kaffir lime leaves
10. Red bell pepper cut to 2 inch strips for garnish.
11. 1 cup of water.

Directions :
1. In a pot, put in 1/4 can of coconut milk.  Add green curry paste on medium low heat until aromatic.
2. Add chicken and cook until chicken is done.
3. Add the remaining coconut milk, water, and Thai eggplant. Bring to a boil.
4. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, sweet basil,

and kaffir lime leaves. Turn stove off.
5. Garnish with red bell pepper and serve with white rice.
6. Enjoy!
(Serving : 4)

Spicy squid (Pad Ped Pla-meuk) ผัดเผ็ดปลาหมึก

Hello there, 
Today I'm posting a spicy squid recipe for somebody that like spicy and like squid. I like it but my kids don't like spicy food.

Ingredients :
1. 1 pound squid cut to bite size pieces.
2. 2 Tbsp red curry paste
3. 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
4. 1 Tbsp chopped Thai chili pepper (optional)
5. 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce
6. 1 Tbsp soy sauce
7. 1 tsp sugar
8. 1 cup sweet basil.
9. 6 kaffir lime leaves.
10. 2 Tbsp oil
11. 1/4 cup red bell pepper, green bell pepper cut to long strip for garnish. 

Directions :
1. Add oil in a pan, put garlic, Thai chili pepper, and red curry paste on medium low heat until aromatic.
2. Add squid, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar cook for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add sweet basil, kaffir lime leaves foe 1 minute. Turn stove off.
4. Garnish with bell pepper and serve with white rice. 
5. Enjoy!.

Egg Tofu Soup (ต้มจืดเต้าหู้หมูสับ)

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H Hello there, Today I'm posting Egg Tofu Soup recipe that fast and easy to cook. I loves it, my kids love it too.

,Today, I am posting this soup recipe that very fast and easy to cook. My kids loves it
Ingredients :
1. 1 pound ground pork
2. 2 (8 oz.) tubes egg tofu cut to big pieces.
3. 1/2 gallon water
4. 2 Tbsp pork seasoning (bullion)
5. 1 Tbsp soy sauce
6. pinch of pepper
7. 1 Tbsp fried garlic
8. I/2 cup cilantro cut to 1 inch long pieces
9. 1/2 cup green onion cut 1 inch long

Directions :
1. In big pot, put in water, add pork seasoning, soy sauce, and pepper. Bring to a boil. 
2. Add pork to the boiling water  by pinching with your finger to make small pieces.
3. Add egg tofu, cook for a few minutes. Turn the stove off.
4. Add cilantro and green onion.
5. Sprinkle with fried garlic, serve with white rice or over white rice. Enjoy!

Tom Yum Kha-moo (ต้มยำขาหมู)

Hello everyone,
  Today I'm posting Tom Yum Kha-moo. It's a soup recipe and can be serve spicy or not spicy according to your taste. Just don't over do it.

Ingredients :

1.4 pork hocks. (It can be substitute with pork ribs, or pork butt.)
2.1/2 gallon of water.
3.2 stalks of lemon-glass cut 2 inches long.
4.6 kaffir lime leaves.
5.4 slices of galanga.
6.2 smashed shallots
7.1 Tbsp. of fish sauce.
8.1 Tbsp. of salt.
9.1 Tbsp. of soy sauce.
10.1 Tbsp. of chopped chilli pepper.
11. 2 Tbsp. lime juice.
12. 1/2 cup cilantro (cut 1 1/2 inches long)
13. 1/2 cup green onion ( cut 1 1/2 inches long)

Directions :

 1. In a crock pot, put in water, pork hocks, lemon glass, kaffir  lime leaves, galanga, shallots, salt and soy sauce.
 2. Set crock pot on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
 3. When the pork is tender put in a bowl, add fish sauce,  lime juice and chili pepper to your taste. If you don't like spicy put less chili pepper. Garnish with cilantro and green  onion.
 4. Serve with cooked white rice. Enjoy!

PS. If you don't have crock pot, you can use a regular pot and  stove top.

Had Yai Fried Chicken (ไก่ทอดหาดใหญ่)

Hello Everyone, today I'm posting my favorite recipe Had Yai Thai Chicken. It's food from southern Thailand. It's easy and delicious and popular food throughout Thailand.

 Ingredients:

1. 2 pounds of bone in, skin on chicken (breast, thigh, leg or wing). I used thighs only.
2. 1 whole garlic
3. 1 tsp. whole peppercorn
4. 1 tsp. coriander seed
5. 1/2 tsp.funnel seed.
6. 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
7. 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
8. 1 tsp. salt
9. 2 Tbsp. sugar
10. 1 tsp. baking powder
11. oil for deep fry
12. 1 cup of shallot thinly slice
13. 2 cup all purpose flour.

Directions :

Marinated : 
  In mortar and pestle, put in garlic, whole peppercorn, coriander seed, and funnel seed. Making rough paste mixer and set aside.
 In a bowl put in chicken, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, sugar, baking powder and paste mixer.   Marinated in refrigerator at least 2 hours, overnight is the best.

 Deep fried :
 1. In frying pan, put in oil. Seasoning shallot with salt to taste put in 2 Tbsp. of all purpose flour and deep fried in low heat until golden brown, put on paper towel to drain the excess oil. Set aside.
 2. Put marinated chicken in remaining all purpose flour until coated and deep fried in the oil that used to fry shallot in medium low heat until chicken cooked through and golden brown, put on paper towel to drain the excess oil.
3. cut chicken into pieces sprinkle with fried shallot.
4. Serve with sweet chili sauce and sticky rice. Enjoy!.

Spicy salt chicken (ไก่คั่วพริกเกลือ)

Hello there,

   I'm posting this recipe for anybody that likes spicy Thai food with a tight budget. I like to cook Thai food at home because Thai restaurants in the US don't taste like I'm used to and it's hard to find a good Thai restaurant near where I live.

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 Ingredients :

1. 1 lb of chicken cut into bite sizes.
2. 2 Tbsp of chopped garlic
3. 2 Tbsp of chopped Thai chili pepper.
4. 2 Tbsp of chopped cilantro.
5. 2 Tbsp of chopped green onion.
6. 1/2 tsp of salt
7. 2 Tbsp of canola oil.
8. 1/2 tsp of sugar.
9. 1 tsp of chicken seasoning.
10. 1 tsp of light soy sauce.

Directions :

  Put 1 Tbsp of canola oil in a pan, add chicken with medium high heat until cooked, put in a bow, and set aside.
  Put in 1 Tbsp of canola oil. Add garlic, Thai chili pepper, & stir for 2 minutes. Add  cooked chicken,green onion, cilantro, salt, sugar, chicken seasoning and light soy sauce. Stir for one or two more minutes until well combined.
  Serve with cooked white rice.
  Enjoy!.


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