Son-in-Law Eggs (Khai Luk Khoei) From 'Simple Thai Food'

Leela Punyaratabandhu's recipe in her new cookbook, Simple Thai Food, is fabulously sweet, sour, and sticky, with golden-crisp eggs enveloped in a memorably intense sauce.

Khai Jiao (Thai-Style Omelet)

This Thai-style omelet features soft inner layers and crispy edges, and savory, tart flavors from a few simple ingredients.

Son-in-Law Eggs: Thai Fried Hard-Boiled Eggs in Tamarind Sauce

[Photograph: Leela Punyaratabandhu] Sour, sweet, and salty, this dish represents what people love about Thai cuisine. It may look complicated to make but it's quite easy. If you have hard-boiled eggs on hand, these son-in-law eggs will be ready in...

Thai-Style Spicy Chicken, Banana Blossom, and Herb Salad (With Lots of Fried Things)

This variation on a classic Thai chicken and banana blossom salad hits every note, with its accessible, clean flavors of tender poached chicken breast and crunchy banana blossom, rich fried shallots, garlic, and lemongrass, and a bright, bracing garlic, chile, and lime juice dressing.

Thai Fried Rice

An authentic recipe for Thai Fried Rice. Super easy and you can make it with ingredients you can get from the supermarket!

Yam Woon Sen (Thai Glass Noodle Salad With Shrimp)

This spicy-sour noodle salad comes together in minutes.

Tam Khao Pod Kai Kem (Thai Corn Salad With Salted Duck Egg)

A bright, savory, sour, and sweet salad with coconut-infused corn, crunchy long beans, and crumbled salted duck egg.

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.

Chicken Pad Thai

In this famous Thai dish, tangy tamarind, crunchy peanuts, chewy rice noodles, palm sugar, and briny fish sauce combine into a hearty and flavorful way to serve up chicken. The key is a good balance between the tart tamarind, salty fish sauce, and sweet palm sugar.

Vietnamese Citrus and Noodle Salad With Fresh Herbs and Fried Yuba (Tofu Skin)

Crispy fried tofu skin, rice noodles, handfuls of herbs, and crunchy, fresh vegetables combine for a light-yet-hearty salad with a huge variety of textures and flavors, all dressed with a punchy lime, garlic, and chile dressing.