Prepare: 1 cup thinly sliced lemongrass 1 cup minced pork (cooked) 10 big shrimps (peeled, de-veined and cooked) 3 tbsp. sliced chili peppers (or as much as you like) 1 cup shallots (sliced) 1 cup sliced scallion and coriander 1 cup cashew nuts (or as much as you like) 1 handful mints 1/4 cup … Read more
Spicy Salad with Fish Balls in Thai, Yum Sab Look Chin Pla Prepare: 15 premium quality fish balls (cooked and cut half) 2 tsp. crispy fried garlic (minced garlic fry in vegetable oil. Remove when the color turns gold) 1 tsp. pickled radish 1/4 cup sliced Chinese celery 2 tbsp. fish sauce 2 tbsp. lemon … Read more
Potash Preserved Eggs with Spicy and Sour Salad, Yum Kai Jeauw Maa Prepare: 2 eggs that were preserved in potash or ammonia (Kai Jeauw Maa) 1 cup crumb 1/2 cup water 3 tbsp. wheat flour 2 cups vegetable oil 3 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. fish sauce 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. minced chili … Read more
Yum Woon Sen – Cellophane Mun Bean Noodle Spicy Salad Prepare: 1/2 minced pork 1/2 cup seafood (optional) 1 cup mung bean noodles (bean thread noodles) 2 tbsp. sliced onion 2 tbsp. sliced tomato 3 tbsp. scallion (cut 1 inch) 3 tbsp. Chinese celery (cut 1 inch) 2 tbsp. chopped carrot 1/2 tsp. salt Prepare … Read more
Som Tam (Spicy Papaya Salad), a Thai Favorite Som Tam comes from the northeastern “Isaan” region of Thailand which is near the border of Laos. Residents eat this meal daily for lunch or dinner. It is usually accompanied by “Gai Yang” – barbequed chicken or pork and some condiments: cucumber, lettuce, and green beans. Som … Read more
Yum Pla Dook Foo – Fried Catfish in Spicy and Sour Salad Prepare: 1 grilled catfish2 cups vegetable oilbread crumbs Salad Mix:1 handful shredded raw mango4 tbsp. thinly sliced shallot6 red chili peppers2 tbsp. fish sauce2 tbsp. lemon juice1 tbsp. palm sugar + 1 tbsp hot water4 cloves garlic3 coriander roots2 tbsp. thinly sliced lemongrass … Read more
Yum Tua Phuu – Wing Bean Spicy and Sour Salad My husband says this is one of the best things he has ever eaten in is life. You will probably like it too! Prepare: 500 g. Shrimp (peeled, de-veined) 250 g. Minced pork 500 g. Wing beans (Cut 0.5 cm) 10-15 Fresh red peppers (sliced) … Read more
Yum Pla Tuu Tuna and Herbs in Spicy and Sour Salad Prepare: 1/2 cup tuna1 tbsp. minced red and green chili peppers2 tbsp. sliced lemongrass (small and thin circle)2 tbsp. sliced ginger2 tbsp. sliced galangal2 tbsp. sliced galingale2 tbsp. sliced red onion2 tbsp. minced kaffir lime leaves25 leaves of herb in the betel family Piperaceae5 … Read more
Crispy Mandarin Duck in Isaan Sour and Spicy Salad, Laab Bped Tod Grob Prepare: 1 mandarin duck (1kg.) 5 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup sliced red onion 1/2 cup sliced lemon grass 1/2 cup kaffir lime leaves 1 tbsp. chili powder 3 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. fish sauce 3 tbsp. fried or roast peanut … Read more
Yum Hed Khem Thong Goong Sod – Needle Mushroom and Shrimp Dressed with Spicy Sour Salad Prepare: 500g. Cooked Needle Mushroom 2 tbsp. minced chili peppers 2 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. fish sauce 1 tsp. sugar 1 tbsp. sliced pickled garlic 1 handful cut Chinese celery 1/4 cup sliced spring onion (thin and circle … Read more