Thai main course Recipes

These Thai recipes are written for you to know how to cook the Thai food that Thais eat in Thailand every day. These recipes have successfully taught millions of westerners, expatriates and Thai students abroad how to cook Thai food so that it tastes like food from home.

While each of these Thai recipes originated from our families, the Bankgok restaurants or foodcarts we love and the Thai cooks we respect, we have put them through rigorous testing prior to publishing. Each recipe has been tested, not just by experienced Thai cooks, but by regular western people learning at home. Creating these recipes, we explored variations in preparation, cook's taste buds, food knowledge backgrounds, and western kitchens. Please let us know how they worked for you.

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Main Course

Baked Shrimp in Clear Noodles

Goong Ob Woonsen

Shrimp baked in garlic, pepper, cilantro and clear noodles
Barbeque Pork

Moo Dang

Pork barbecued with five spice marinade.
Basil Eggplant

Pud Makua Yow

Stir fried eggplant with basil and chili pepper.
Beef and Bamboo Shoot Curry

Gang Naw Mai Neuw Sub

Ground beef and bamboo shoot red curry.
Beef Jerky

Nua Kem

Pan fried beef jerky.
Beef Massaman Curry

Gang Masamun Nuea

Rich and well seasoned beef curry with potatoes and onions
Beef Panang

Panang Nua

A dry beef curry, sprinkled with kaffir lime leaves
Blanched Neem with Grilled Shrimp

Goong Pow Sadow Lou-ug

Hyper-bitter neem leaves and blossoms and hot sweet tamarind sauce on grilled shrimp .
Chicken Curry

Gang Gai

Chicken and Thai eggplant in red curry
Chinese Chive Flowers with Shrimp

Pud Dok Gui Chai

Stir fried Chinese chive flowers with shrimp
Chinese Water Spinach Curry

Gang Tay Po

Chinese water spinach stewed in curry sauce with pork
Crab Curry with Tindora

Gang Kua Pboo Loog Tum Lueng

Southern red curry with tindora or ivy gourds spiced with fresh turmeric
Crispy Fried Okra

Grajiab Tod

Okra fried in a light batter served with chili fish sauce.
Crispy Pomfret

Pla Jalamed Tod

Crispy fried whole fish. Served with shallot, pepper, fish sauce
Crunchy Squash Blossoms

Dok Fugtong Tod

Squash blossoms, lightly dusted in flour and pan fried.
Fried Fish with Tamarind Sauce

Pla Rad Prig

Whole fish pan fried and served with spicy tamarind sauce
Fried King Mackerel

Pla Insee Tod

Pan fried king mackerel steak
Gai Kua Kem

Crunchy, salty chicken or turkey
Garlic Pepper Ribs

Gradoog Moo Tod Gratiem Prigtai

Ribs or spareribs quickly marinated in garlic pepper and salt then pan fried.
Garlic Shrimp

Goong Gratiem

Shrimp sauteed with garlic and peppers.
Ginger and Chicken Stir Fry

Stir fried chicken with julienned ginger and wood ear mushrooms.
Green Beans and Shrimp

Pad Prig King

Dried curry green beans with shrimp
Green Curry with Chicken

Gang Kiew Wan Gai

Green curry made with chicken and pea eggplant.
Grilled Chicken

Gai Yaang

Thai grilled chicken, marinated in lemongrass, garlic, salt and pepper.
Grilled Chicken with Turmeric

Gai Yang Kamin

Turmeric and lemongrass marinated grilled chicken.
Grilled Sardines

Pla Sardeen Yang

Grill fresh sardines, served with hot chili fish sauce.
Grilled Steak with Spicy Shallot Sauce

Nua Yang

Medium rare grilled steak, served with spicy shallot and lime sauce.
Heavenly Beef

Nua Sawan

Beef jerky spiced with peppercorns, cumin and coriander.
Kua Gling Moo

Fiery hot dry pork curry spiced with southern flavors
Mackerel with Chili Sauce

Nam Prig Pla Tuu

Mackerel and fresh vegetables with a shrimp paste sauce.
Masaman Curry

Masaman

Stewed beef and potato in spicy curry.
Mee Grob

Crunchy sweet and sour rice noodles.
Pan Fried Mackerel

Pla Too Tod

Pan fried small Thai mackerel
Pickled Fish Chili Sauce

Pla Rah Lohn

Pickled fish cooked in coconut milk, spiced with shallot and chili peppers.
Pumpkin Curry

Gang Ped Fug Tong

Creamy and mild pumpkin curry.
Red Rice

Kow Mun Pboo

Mixture of red rice and Jasmine rice cooked until tender
Rice

Kow Su-ay

Simple rice, cooked in water. Successfully!
Roast Duck Curry

Gang Ped Pbed Yaang

Roast duck curry in red curry sauce with cherry tomatoes.
Sausage and Sriracha

Moo Yaw Tod

White pork sausage with mild-hot sauce
Son-in-law Eggs

Kai Loog Keuy

Fried boiled eggs served with sweet and sour tamarind sauce
Sour Bamboo Curry

Gang Gai Naw Mai Dong

Sour pickled bamboo shoot cooked in red curry paste and coconut milk
Southern Sour Curry with Koon

Gang Som Au Dib

Thin, sour, fiery hot curry from Southern Thailand.
Spicy Budoo

Nam Budoo Song Kreung

Traditional southern Thai sauce served with rice and many veggies.
Spicy Clams with Basil

Hoy Pad Prig

Manila clams in spicy basil sauce.
Steak Salad

Yum Nua

Spicy beef salad in lime juice, hot pepper and fish sauce
Steamed Curried Fish

Haw Moak

Steamed, marinated fish in curry paste and coconut milk on vegetables.
Sticky Rice

Kow Neuw

Steamed sticky rice -- an essential part of regional Thai cuisine
Stinky Beans and Shrimp

Pud Ped Sataw

Stinky beans stir fried in red curry paste with shrimp
Stir Fried Bitter Melon

Mara Pud

Easy stir fry bitter melon.
Stir Fried Loofah

Buab Pud Kai

Loofah stir fried with egg, a meaty vegetarian dish.
Stir Fried Pumpkin

Pud Fug Tong

Squash stir fried with garlic and pepper.
Thin Rice Noodles

Kanom Jeen

The rice noodles can be stir fried, eaten with papaya salad or fish or chicken curries.
Turmeric Fried Fish

Pla Tod Kamin

Spicy but not hot fried fish with crispy seasoning
Vegetarian Pumpkin Curry

Gang Ped Fug Tong Mungsavirat

Vegetarian creamy, mild pumpkin curry
Vegetarian Stir Fried Pumpkin Shoots

Pud Yod Fug Tong

Crunchy pumpkin shoots stir fried with garlic and salt.
Vegetarian Stir Fried Squash Blossoms

Pad Dok Fug Tong

Easy stir fried squash blossoms with garlic.
Watermelon Rind Sour Curry

Gang Som Pleug Tang Mo

Watermelon rind cooked in sour and spicy non-coconut curry

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