Beginners Guide to Cooking Thai Food (Part 1)

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Thai food is incredible, there is no denying that. It is popping up more and more around the country, Thai restaurants are crushing it these days. But the problem is a lot of the thai food we know is really Americanized Thai food that has little to no relation to the real stuff. Our buddy Derek is here to help you change that.

He has become an incredible Thai cooking over the past year and we wanted to share some of his favorite recipes with you guys, really get a feel for Thai food and what makes it so damn delicious.

Enjoy the series, this is only part one. It focuses mostly on Northern Thai food.

1:34 : Essential Thai Ingredients:
fish sauce
palm sugar
thai bird chilis (sub long pounded chilis)
lime juice (white vinegar)
tamarind
kaffir lime leaves
lemongrass
galangal (don’t sub ginger!)
fermented yellow bean sauce
oyster sauce
water spinach/morning glory

5:03 : Nam Tok Neua : Waterfall Beef Salad
Dressing :
palm sugar 1 heaped tbs
chilis 2-3
juice of one lime
fish sauce 1 tsp
kaffir lime leaves 2 heaped tbs
lemongrass 3 stalks
shallot 1-2
flank steak
Salad :
scallions handful
mint handful
cilantro generous handful
rice powder 1 tbs
Combine dressing ingredients in a mortar and pestle, set aside. Coat steak in fish sauce, sear on high heat until medium-rare. Rest and reserve liquid. Cut steak into bite-sized pieces, combine with all salad ingredients except rice powder. Then add dressing and rice powder: garnish with additional rice powder.

12:05 : Moo Tod Gratiem : Fried Pork with Garlic
Marinade :
6 cloves garlic (mashed with salt)
coriander seeds 1-2 tbs
fish sauce 1 tbs
dark soy sauce 1 tsp
pork shoulder finely cut
Combine all marinade ingredients, mash to release flavor of coriander seeds and garlic. Let sit overnight. Deep-fry in a wok in shallow oil until browned to desired level of deliciousness.
Place on paper towel to drain.
Garnish with fried garlic, cilantro, and chilis.

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