Beginner recipes
Recipes at Beginner difficulty.
Thai Chicken Fried Rice
Thai chicken fried rice is not dark soy rice and it is not curry rice. The plate should be pale golden from egg and wok contact, with sep...
Nam Prik Num
Nam prik num lives or dies on the roast. The chilies, shallots, and garlic must soften until their skins blister and their raw bite colla...
Mango Sticky Rice
Mango sticky rice lives or dies on the rice texture. It should be glossy, soft, and separate-grained, with coconut milk absorbed into the...
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...
Yum Woon Sen (Thai Glass Noodle Salad)
Yum woon sen lives or dies on noodle texture and dressing balance. The noodles should be clear, springy, and seasoned through, not swolle...
Som Tum (Green Papaya Salad)
Som tum Thai is not a slaw with Thai dressing. It is a bruised salad: garlic and chilies crushed first, beans and tomatoes cracked enough...
Pad See Ew
Pad see ew lives or dies on two things: fresh wide rice noodles that can take heat, and enough wok contact to mark them with smoke before...
Holy Basil Chicken with Fried Egg
This version keeps the dish fast and direct: pound garlic with Thai chilies, stir-fry minced chicken hard over high heat, season assertiv...
Holy Basil Pork
A beginner-friendly pad krapow moo that keeps the Thai logic intact: coarse pork, plenty of garlic and fresh chilies, salty-savoury seaso...
Tom Kha Gai (Thai Coconut Chicken Soup)
A beginner-safe tom kha gai with the parts that matter protected: galangal is sliced thin and simmered long enough to perfume the coconut...