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Thai Fish Sauce

Thai Fish Sauce — used in 5 ChefEdit recipes across the library. Each recipe explains how to source, substitute, and use it.

5 recipes
Kung Chae Nam Pla
central intermediate
กุ้งแช่น้ำปลา

Kung Chae Nam Pla

Kung chae nam pla lives or dies on the shrimp. Fish sauce and lime season the surface; they do not make unsafe shrimp safe, and they do n...

30 min · 15 ingredients · 81 sources
Fried Fish with Chili Tamarind Sauce
central standard
ปลาราดพริก

Fried Fish with Chili Tamarind Sauce

Pla rad prik is not fish in chili sauce; it is fried fish with sauce. The distinction matters. The fish must stay crisp at the edges whil...

50 min · 13 ingredients · 72 sources
Moo Ping (Thai Grilled Pork Skewers)
central beginner
หมูปิ้ง

Moo Ping (Thai Grilled Pork Skewers)

Moo ping is not satay. There is no turmeric-heavy spice paste and no peanut sauce; the skewer should read as pork, smoke, garlic, white p...

255 min · 16 ingredients · 77 sources
Crispy Catfish with Green Mango Salad
central chef
ยำปลาดุกฟู

Crispy Catfish with Green Mango Salad

This dish lives or dies on the fish texture. The catfish must be cooked dry, pounded to fibers, spread in hot oil, and left alone until i...

95 min · 14 ingredients · 51 sources
Nam Tok Nuea (Isaan Grilled Beef Salad)
isaan standard
น้ำตกเนื้อ

Nam Tok Nuea (Isaan Grilled Beef Salad)

Nam tok nuea is grilled beef sliced thin and dressed while still warm with fish sauce, lime, dried chili, shallot, mint, and khao khua (ข...

45 min · 14 ingredients · 60 sources