If you take a deep dive into our recipe database, you’ll notice a few interesting things: 1. the liberal use of Aleppo pepper; 2. a relative lack of banana recipes; and 3. quite a lot of Thai recipes. With regard to no. 3, it’s pretty obvious why. The salty, sweet, savory, spicy cuisine is just plain craveable, as these 41 recipes inspired by it deliciously demonstrate.
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Photograph By Isa Zapata, Food Styling By Kaitlin Wayne, Prop Styling By Graylen Gatewood1/41Som Tum Thai (Green Papaya Salad)
Thai papaya salad is an ideal summer side dish and packs up well if you want to take it with you.
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Photograph By Isa Zapata, Food Styling By Pearl Jones, Prop Styling By Tim Ferro2/41Pad Thai
Unless there’s a Thai restaurant right next door, there’s a good chance you can make this easy pad Thai recipe faster than having it delivered.
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Photograph By Isa Zapata, Food Styling By Pearl Jones, Prop Styling By Tim Ferro3/41Mango Sticky Rice
Coconut sticky rice with mango is a classic Thai dessert. This easy method eliminates the need for any special equipment.
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Photo By Heami Lee, Food Styling By Judy Haubert, Prop Styling By Rebecca Bartoshesky4/41Pad See Ew With Chicken
Developer Leela Punyaratabandhu breaks down the techniques to achieving the perfect plate of this iconic Thai stir-fried noodle dish.
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Alex Lau5/41Crispy Thai Chicken Salad
A half a cup of olive oil may seem like whoa, too much, but that’s the key to crisping up the chicken.
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Eva Kolenko6/41Thai Steak and Noodle Salad
This is no simple salad: It’s a multicourse meal on a plate. Its dramatic presentation is part of the allure.
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ALEX LAU7/41Pad Prik King
This vegetarian Thai curry from the restaurant Thai Fresh in Austin is less spicy and more fragrant than you might expect; add a dried chile de árbol if you like heat.
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Zach DeSart8/41Red Curry Mussels
You can also make this dish with littleneck or cherrystone clams instead of mussels.
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Ditte Isager9/41Chicken Khao Soi
A simple curry paste gives this northern Thai–inspired soup surprising depth of flavor.
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Peden + Munk10/41Southern Thai-Style Fried Giant Prawns
This thai recipe pairs perfectly with Coconut Rice.
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Peden + Munk11/41Coconut Rice
Coconut cream makes this simple rice sumptuous.
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Alex Lau12/41Thai Grilled Chicken Wings
The tangy dipping sauce is great with pretty much any grilled meat. Keep it on heavy rotation this summer.
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Michael Depasquale13/41Thai-Style Iced Tea
There’s nothing quite as refreshing as this Thai iced tea recipe on a hot summer day.
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Peden + Munk14/41Long Bean, Cucumber, and Tomato Salad
Thai salads are full of crisp vegetables and fruits mixed with intense condiments.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott15/41Peanut Dressing
A Thai restaurant classic, this peanut dressing makes an equally great dipping sauce for dumplings and summer rolls.
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Peden + Munk16/41Steamed Fish with Lime and Chile
This is the definition of minimalist Thai cooking. The steam not only gently cooks the fish until just tender but also creates an instant, complex sauce from a handful of basic ingredients. Scoring the fish’s flesh allows more of the flavor to season the fish and facilitates faster steaming. The fish is cooked on a plate that fits inside the steamer, to catch the juices.
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Peden + Munk17/41Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Chile
Brussels Sprouts take on Thai spiced flavors in this recipe.
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Marcus Nilsson18/41Green Curry Paste
Combined with coconut milk, it’s the base for your next Thai curry.
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Peden + Munk19/41Curried Beef Stew
All Thai curries start with a handful of aromatic ingredients (chiles, galangal, lemongrass, turmeric, etc.) pounded into a paste with a granite mortar and pestle. The paste is then stirred into soups or stews (often with coconut milk), or used as the basis of sautéed dishes. Use a mini-processor to make the curry paste if you’d like, although this incendiary stew will take on a deeper flavor if you can use a granite mortar and pestle.
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Peden + Munk20/41Chicken Legs with Noodles and Broth
This chicken soup is made with chicken legs and a flavorful broth.
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Marcus Nilsson21/41Massaman Chicken
Use prepared massaman curry paste to speed up the preparation of this massaman chicken recipe.
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22/41Thai Green Chicken Curry
This simple and healthy thai recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner.
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23/41Thai Chicken Curry
This Thai yellow curry recipe is done in no time, plus it’s all in one pot for easy cleanup.
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24/41Lemongrass and Coconut Curry with Summer Vegetables
This versatile coconut curry recipe is incredibly easy to make vegetarian (using vegetable stock, omitting the chicken, not using fish sauce, etc.).
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Mark Thomas25/41Spicy Curry Noodle Soup with Chicken and Sweet Potato
Feel free to make the broth ahead to save time on the final preparation.
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Marcus Nilsson26/41Green Mango Salad
Done well, this should be crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, and a little bit funky. Taste as you go and adjust as needed.
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Danielle Walsh27/41Crispy Thai Pork with Cucumber Salad
The crispy bits are the key to this pork’s deliciousness. Use a wide, flat spatula for the best effect.
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Kevin Cooley28/41Waterfall Pork
Is it hot? Sure, it’s hot. But the bracing pickled cabbage, cooling fresh herbs, and sweet-tasting rice will help keep the flames in check in this incendiary dish from Thai-Kun.
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Marcus Nilsson29/41Toasted Coconut Sundaes with Candied Peanuts
You’ll never serve ice cream without candied peanuts again.
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Christina Holmes30/41Thai-Style Grain Salad with Crunchy Seeds
Grain salads, like this herb-spiked one made with smoky freekeh, come together instantly with leftovers—reason enough to cook off a batch on Sundays.
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Alex Lau31/41Curry-and-Coconut-Milk-Grilled Pork Skewers
Chef Kris Yenbamroong’s cook–friendly take on a classic Bangkok street food staple.
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Kevin Cooley32/41Black Noodles
The key to this dish from Thai-Kun is not letting the noodles stick together. Keep them moving in the pot, drain very well after rinsing, and add the oil to coat right away. If you like, quickly grill a few slices of sirloin steak and toss them in at the end.
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Danny Kim33/41Thai Duck and Grapefruit Salad
“The grapefruit brightens everything in this dish.” —Eleanore Park, BA recipe tester
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Alex Lau34/41Wok-Fried Rice Noodles with Chicken and Squid
Sure, you can make these satisfying wok-fried noodles from chef Kris Yenbamroong without a wok. Just get your skillet super hot.
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Alex Lau35/41Pomelo Salad with Chile, Lime, Peanuts, and Coconut
A palate cleanser packed with sweet, sour, and salty flavors; taste and tweak the seasonings as you go.
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Hirsheimer & Hamilton36/41Thai Beef with Basil
Basil is wilted like a leafy green in this thai beef stir fry recipe, then added raw at the end for a double dose of its aromatic flavor.
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37/41Hot Pepper Noodles
These rice noodles come together faster than your favorite Thai place can deliver, guaranteed. They’re equally good with tofu, beef, or shrimp in place of the chicken.
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Peden + Munk38/41Sweet Potato Curry
This one-dish wonder grants you immunity from even the most gluten-averse, meat-abstaining, fat-conscious houseguests. And it tastes as good as ever reheated.
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Marcus Nilsson39/41Bolan
This cocktail from Uncle Boons in New York is made to pair well with Thai food.
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40/41Thai Chicken Soup
Loosely based on Tom Kha Gai, Thai chicken soup recipe comes together in under an hour with easy to find ingredients.
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41/41Thai Larb
Larb is one of our favorite recipes to make for friends and family. Adjust the amount of chiles and Sriracha as needed.
