Tag Archives: Thai

Recipe: Instant Pot Thai Roast Pork

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the comforting, salty-sweet dish everybody loves, adapted to make Instant Pot Thai Roast Pork. (If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can slow-cook the pork in a crockpot or dutch oven.) It’s actually a bit mild for … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating, Mains, Recipes | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Recipe: Thai Chili Vinegar

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Thai Chili Vinegar is the white liquid with chili slices floating that’s on the table in every Thai restaurant. It’s a simpler, quicker cousin of our Nam Pla Prik Manao Kratiem (Thai Crack Sauce). Makes half a cup, enough for … Continue reading →

Posted in Condiments, Recipes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Recipe: World’s Easiest Thai Curry

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

The secret to the world’s easiest Thai curry is those little cans of Maesri curry paste you see in Asian markets. If you’ve passed on these because you assume they are the Thai equivalent of hamburger helper, think again. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains, Recipes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Recipe: Thai-Style Cole Slaw

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We came up with Thai-Style Cole Slaw for the carb-shunning Always Hungry diet. But it’s so good it’s joined our regular rotation. The sesame oil, rice vinegar, fish sauce and lime juice go together like a barbershop quartet, creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating, Recipes, Sides | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Recipe: Shrimp Curry with Coconut Cashew Gravy

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

  This dish is so unctuous and irresistible, hard to believe it’s also good for you. Adapted from a similar recipe in Dr. David Ludwig’s Always Hungry? book. Serves four as a stew with or without rice. Ingredients: For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains, Recipes | Tagged | Leave a comment

Recipe: Thai Beef Salad

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

They don’t actually eat thai beef salad in Thailand, as I understand, since it’s primarily a vegetarian country. So treat this as a starter recipe and doctor as you like. The key is the balance of salty/sour/funky/spicy/bitter from the fish sauce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains, Recipes, Sides | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Food for Thought: She Simmers

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

While researching green papaya salads for my Mock Som Tam recipe, I typed “how to make green papaya salad without a mortar and pestle” into the Google search box and up popped She Simmers. Leela Punyaratabandhu was born in Thailand … Continue reading →

Posted in Food for Thought | Tagged | Leave a comment

Recipe: Mock Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Burnt My Fingers

Real green papaya can be hard to come by, hence the workarounds. The flavor base of this is very strong and good so experiment until you get a vegetable combination you like. Serves 4-6. Ingredients: 4 c cabbage (½ head), … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes, Sides | Tagged | Leave a comment

Recipe: Favorite Pad Thai

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

Pad Thai with just the right balance of sour, sweet and salty. Adapted from the long out of print Thai Home-Cooking from Kamolmal’s Kitchen (Plume) Ingredients: ¼ lb dried rice noodles (flat ones not “rice sticks”) Hot water 2 T fish sauce … Continue reading →

Posted in Mains, Recipes | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Red Boat Fish Sauce… da shizz!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

Aunt Pat likes to show up with tchotchkes and gourmet specialties sourced along Fillmore Street in San Francisco’s Pac Heights. So when arrived with a bottle of Red Boat Fish Sauce I probably busted out a smirk. Artisanal fish sauce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating | Tagged , | Leave a comment