Leaf-Wrapped Salad Bites (Miang Kham) From 'Simple Thai Food'

Leela Punyaratabandhu's leaf-wrapped salad bites don't look like much. But these diminutive snacks in her new cookbook, Simple Thai Food, are far more intriguing than their name implies.

Salt-roasted shrimp (Saeu-sogeum-gui: 새우소금구이)

Today's recipe is a simple way to enjoy shrimp at its full flavor and juiciness: salt-roasted shrimp (Saeu-sogeum-gui: 새우소금구이). There are a lot of ways to prepare shrimp, you can fry them, steam them, put them in a pancake, or add them to soups or stews. But this way is very simple and quick and...

Thai Pomelo and Shrimp Salad (Miang Som O)

I used to call miang "one-bite salad," but I'm rethinking it as it seems to suggest that you're supposed to wrap the whole thing up into a big bundle and eat it in one bite. Calling it "salad cups" doesn't do it either since a miang like this isn't usually served assembled in little lettuce cups. Either way, this shrimp and pomelo salad served with chili jam is simple, balanced, and delicious.

Apple ssamjang dipping sauce (사과쌈장)

Today's recipe is a variation on dipping sauce (ssamjang: 쌈장), using a small apple instead of sugar. You wouldn't believe how excited I was when I developed this easy and simple recipe! Around that time I was also starting to write my cookbook, and this apple ssamjang quickly became my regular...

Spicy Shrimp and Green Apple Salad

A quick salad of shrimp, apples, tomatoes, and herbs in a fish sauce and lime juice dressing, this can be served as a stand-alone salad or, as the Thai people often do, with rice as an entrée.

Chili Garlic Shrimp

Chili garlic shrimp is a spicy treat and quick recipe to make—just chop some aromatics, sear jumbo tiger shrimp, and combine with the sauce!

Scallion Ginger Shrimp Recipe (Redux!)

Classic Scallion Ginger Shrimp is great for the summer and lightning fast to make and prepare. Shrimp defrosts easily, cutting the ginger and scallion is a snap, and and with a hot wok, you could be eating within 10 minutes!

Scallion Ginger Shrimp Recipe (Redux!)

Classic Scallion Ginger Shrimp is great for the summer and lightning fast to make and prepare. Shrimp defrosts easily, cutting the ginger and scallion is a snap, and and with a hot wok, you could be eating within 10 minutes!

Fried Crispy Shrimp Skewers

Simple, any-time perfection.

Skillet Rice Noodle Bowl with Shrimp and Vegetables

A Vietnamese-style noodle salad with a fish sauce-based dressing, carrots, cucumbers, and shrimp.