5 Easy Thai Cooking Recipes

These 5 easy Thai cooking recipes are sure to make your taste buds happy. Once you try these easy Thai recipes you will be cooking like a pro in no time and will be able to make your Thai favorites at home instead of paying high restaurant prices. 

Easy Thai Cucumber Salad

Dressing:

• ½ lime, juiced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• ½ tsp. anchovy paste
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce
• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. fish sauce

Salad:

• 1 cucumber, cut into bite sized pieces
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped, loosely packed
• ¼ cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
• ½ cup basil, chopped, loosely packed

1. Salad. In large bowl mix all salad ingredients. Toss until well mixed.
2. Dressing. Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Continue whisking until sugar and anchovy paste is dissolved.
3. Mix. Pour dressing over salad and toss until completely covered. Top with fresh basil and cilantro. 

Vermicelli Noodle Salad

• 7 oz. cellophane noodles (also known as Chinese Vermicelli)
• ¾ lb. ground beef
• 4 green onions
• 3 cups tomatoes, diced
• ½ lime, juiced
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• ½ tsp. chili paste

1. Noodles. Soak noodles in warm water for about 10 minutes to hydrate. Drain well and coarsely chop.
2. Beef. Heat sesame oil in wok or large pan on medium high heat. Brown ground beef usually about 7 minutes. Remove from pan.
3. Dressing. Mix lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, and chili paste until sugar dissolves.
4. Mix. Mix ground beef with onions, noodles and tomatoes. Cover with dressing and toss until evenly coated.

Coconut Curry Chicken

• 1½ lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 tsp. chili paste
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 chili pepper, sliced
• ¼ cup water
• Thai basil

1. Simmer. Simmer chicken in coconut milk, chili paste, and water in large pan over low to medium heat. Cook about 7 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked and tender.
2. Add. Add fish sauce, chili pepper and sugar to pan. Stir well to incorporate.
3. Transfer. Remove from heat and transfer to serving bowl. Garnish with basil. Serve with rice.

Beef Salad

• 1 lb. sirloin steak, sliced
• 1 tbsp. oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 cilantro spring
• 3 tbsp. lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 3 tbsp. fish sauce

1. Marinate. Place salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp. fish sauce in bowl. Add Beef and toss until covered. Let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Saute. Place sirloin in pan with oil heated to medium high. Once browned remove from pan.
3. Sauce. Fry onions until translucent. Remove from pan. Mix onions, cilantro, lemon juice, 3 tbsp. fish sauce, and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
4. Mix. Toss beef into sauce mixture. Stir until completely covered. 

Pad Thai

• 7 oz. Tofu, cubed
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 10 oz. bean sprouts
• 4 oz. Shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 7 oz. rice noodles, cooked
• 6 tbsp. oil
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 2 tbsp. rice vinegar
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. fish sauce

1. Saute. Heat oil on high heat in large pan. Add onion, garlic, shrimp and tofu. Saute for 2 minutes. Remove from pan.
2. Eggs. Add eggs and lightly scramble. Add ingredients back in pan.
3. Sauce. In bowl whisk together rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Stir until sugar is dissolve. Pour over ingredients in pan. Toss together so everything is coated.