Pork Larb (Thai Salad with Pork, Herbs, Chile, and Toasted Rice Powder)

A classic Northern Thai dish, larb is a meat-based salad that exemplifies the hot, sour, pungent, and sweet flavor balance typical of many Thai dishes. Our version uses fried shallots for extra flavor along with toasted rice powder, giving it an intense nuttiness.

Laab Moo Isan (Thai Isan-Style Minced Pork Salad)

A bright, spicy, and refreshing northeastern Thai meat salad.

Spicy Thai Salad With Minced Pork (Larb) From 'Everyday Thai Cooking'

Katie Chin's larb in Everyday Thai Cooking is not a strictly authentic version. Instead of serving a meat-heavy plate with lettuce on the side, she tosses the (pre-ground) cooked pork with greens and a few extra vegetables. The authenticity police may cry foul. But just because the dish isn't totally authentic (and, let's be clear, the key items in a good larb—roasted rice powder, chiles, fish sauce, lime, and meat—are all there), doesn't make it an unsuccessful dish in any way. In fact, I ate t...

Isan-Style Spicy Thai Fried Pork Rind and Herb Salad

The dressing for this salad fires on all cylinders with big bursts of hot, acidic, sweet, and savory elements all in balance. The dressing coats crisp fried pork rinds, softening them up slightly, and making them taste almost bright and refreshing when coupled with plenty of fresh herbs and bean sprouts.

Pork Larb, The National Dish of Laos

Pork Larb is a Southeast Asian meat salad from Laos that only takes minutes to make. If you've never had this quick and easy pork larb, you HAVE to try it!

Moo Ping (Thai-Style Grilled Pork Skewers)

Thinly sliced pork shoulder gets marinated, put on a stick, grilled, and brushed with coconut cream. These skewers will have you forget all about sad takeout satay.

Nam Prik Ong (Thai Pork-and-Tomato Chile Dip)

Ground pork, tomatoes, and dried chiles are the stars of this spicy-savory northern Thai dip.

Phat Bai Horapha (Thai-Style Beef With Basil and Chiles)

Slice beef and Thai purple basil combine for a very quick but super-flavorful stir-fry.

Thai Chicken Larb

This healthy dish of ground chicken, shallots, mint, and cilantro is full of fresh and hot Southeast Asian flavors. Serve it as a crispy lettuce wrap or over rice. It can be on the table in under 30 minutes.

Nam Phrig Noom (Northern Thai Pounded Roasted Chili Dip)

If you're anything like me, when you first taste nam phrig noom, the smoky, garlicky, roasted chili dip from Northern Thailand, it's gonna blow your mind. Made with roasted green chilies, shallots, and garlic, it's served as a side dish alongside all sorts of raw and cooked vegetables, boiled eggs, or—my favorite—crispy pork rinds.