Joy’s Thai Food Recipe & Dessert Blog!

Another recipe you will find in every Thai restaurant I bet but what they have there in vary from seafood mix Phad Cha or just salt water fish or even a type of clams. If you like Pad Ga Prao, you may also like this food too. The aromatic smell from galingale really makes you hungry!


Prepare:
200-300 gram Squid (clean and cut to a bite size)
3 branches young pepper corn
1/2 cup sliced Galingale <<click to see photo
1 handful sweet basil
2 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. oyster sauce (from Healthy boy brand, if you have Mae Krua brand then you will need just 1 tbsp.)

Paste:
2 tbsp. sliced garlic
2 tbsp. sliced shallot
2 tbsp. sliced chilies

Cooking Instructions:

1. Crush shallot, garlic and chilies altogether.
2. Add vegetable oil in a hot pan. Add the paste we got from earlier. Fry it until you sneeze couple times.
3. Add squid and cook for 2-5 minutes depend on the heat you use. Don’t let it cook for too long because the squid will shrink and the meat will be quite tough to eat.
4. Add young pepper corn and galingale. Then add fish sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce.

5. If you don’t like oyster sauce, just mix 1 tbsp. corn starch with 2 tbsp of water and pour it in. Let it get thick. This way you can slip the oyster sauce.

6. After you mix the sauce in the food well. Put sweet basil leaves and quickly stir. Then remove the food from the stove.

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Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry in Thai, Phad Cha! Talay

Phad Cha! Talay
Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry
ผัดฉ่าทะเล

Prepare:

1/4 cup sea mussel
1/4 cup cooked cockle (throw away the shell)
1/2 cup cut squid (score the squid and soft boiled)
1/4 cup shrimp (peeled, de-veined, soft boiled)
5 pieces snapper (cut to bite size and boil)
2 bunches pepper corn
1 tbsp. minced chili pepper
1 tbsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. sliced galingale
2 tbsp. chili paste for Tom Yum
1 tbsp. cut yellow or red sweet pepper
1 group scallion (cut 1 inch)
1/2 cup basil
1/2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. oyster sauce
2 tbsp. fish sauce
2 tbsp. vegetable oil

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat the pan start on low flame and add vegetable oil. Wait until it’s hot then fry minced garlic.

2. When the garlic smell aromatic, increase the flame. Add chili pepper, galingale, pepper corn, followed by squids, shrimp, snapper, cockles and sea mussel.

3. Mix well. Now, add fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, chili paste for Tom Yum.

4. Quick stir and then add sweet pepper, scallion and basil. Turn off the fire.

ผัดฉ่าทะเล is what I always order at the restaurant. With this recipe, I really like squid so I add a lot.

You can always add more or cut out the ones you don’t like.

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Undercover Squids in Thai, Pla Muk Suam Goong

Undercover Squids

Pla Muk Suam Goong

ปลาหมึกสวมกุ้ง

Prepare:

500 g. fresh squid (clean and cut to 1 ½ inch)
500 g. shrimp (peel, de-veined, and crush)
1 carrot (cut to 1 inch pieces)
1/2 cup green pea
1/2 cup baby corn (cut to 1 inch pieces)
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. tapioca flour
2 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp. oyster sauce

Cooking Instructions:

1. Mix crushed shrimp meat with pepper and salt. Knead it until it gets soft.

2. After that, put the shrimp into the squid that we prepared.

3. Drop the squid into a bowl of tapioca flour. Make it round shape and deep fry in vegetable oil of medium heat.

4. When the squid turn gold and crunchy, remove from the pan and leave it drain.

5. During that time, heat the pan and add 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil. When the pan is hot, add carrot, green pea, baby corn and 2 tbsp. oyster sauce. Quick stir and remove into the plate.

Prepare the sauce:

2 tbsp. minced pork
2 tbsp. minced onion
1 tbsp minced coriander root
2 tbsp. ketchup
2 tbsp. oyster sauce

6. After you finished with the vegetable, in the same pan add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil.

7. When the pan is hot, add minced pork, onion, coriander root and stir fry for 4 minutes.

8. Next, add ketchup and oyster sauce. Mix well.

9. Place deep fried squid on a plate and dress the sauce on top. Don’t forget to serve stir fried vegetable on a side.

hehe… I have just came out with this name undercover squids for this recipe and think that it is a really cool name and maybe it will make some children, who are tired of the same food they have everyday, get excited.

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Stuffed Squid in Plain Soup in Thai, Gang Jued Pla Muk Yud Sai

Stuffed Squid in Plain Soup

Gang Jued Pla Muk Yud Sai

แกงจืดปลาหมึกยัดไส้

Prepare:

10 squids (small size)
1 cup minced pork
3 cucumbers (peeled and cut horizontally 4 times)
2 group scallion (cut 1 inch long)
1 group coriander (cut 1 inch long)
1/4 cup minced carrot
2 tbsp. minced garlic
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
3 cups stock from pork or chicken bone

Cooking Instructions:

1. Clean the squids very well.

2. Mix minced pork with 1 tbsp. minced garlic, pepper, minced carrot and light soy sauce.

3. Stuff the squids with mixed pork and close the hole with its tentacles.

4. Peel the cucumbers and clean.

5. Fry 1 tbsp. minced garlic until it has aromatic smell.

6. Heat the stock. When it is boiling, add stuffed squids and cucumber. Cook for 8 minutes then remove from the stove.

7. Add scallion, coriander and mix well. When you serve, don’t forget to sprinkle fry garlic in the soup. It will give the nicest smell that makes your stomach cry.

When I was writing this recipe, I was thinking about the time I studied at primary school, Anuban Yasothon. It was also where my aunt taught.

This was an Anuban School, I will call it a brand name school because in all provinces all over Thailand there is a school with this name. They have the same pattern of rules and food, characteristic of teachers and students. I can compare it because I went to this brand name school to study in Yasothon and work in Ubon Ratchathani, where I first met my husband. :p hehe

10 years after I finished grade 6, I can’t believe they have the same food and same taste to serve their students. The good thing is the food, stuffed cucumbers in plain soup, reminded me of the time in the passed 10 years. (They made it stuffed cucumber because the squid is too expensive… haha)

However, the plain soup with cucumber in it always tastes so good. It has a little sweet taste from cucumber and great fragrance.

I hope แกงจืดปลาหมึกยัดไส้ will remind any of you, who are Anuban family members, the time at school like it has reminded me.

Joy \(^v^)/

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Grilled Squid Spicy and Sour Salad in Thai, Yum Pla Muk Yang

Grilled Squid Spicy and Sour Salad
Yum Bpla Muek Yang

ยำปลาหมึกย่าง

Prepare:

1 big squid (1.5 pound)
7 red onions (sliced)
1 onion (sliced)
1 tbsp. fresh ginger (sliced)
1 group coriander
10 red chili peppers (minced)
3 tbsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. fish sauce
2 tbsp. hot sauce
1 group Chinese celery (cut 1 inch long)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Clean the squid very well. Grill until it’s cooked. Don’t make it too dry because it will hurt your teeth.

2. After that, slice into a bite-sized pieces.

3. Mix red onion, onion, ginger, Chinese celery, and minced chili pepper altogether.

4. Add lemon juice, fish sauce and hot sauce with 5 tbsp. hot water. Mix well.

5. Now, arrange lettuce on the plate and put grilled squid on top.

6. Pour spicy and sour salad mixed over it and dress with coriander. Sliced tomato on a side is your choice.

I almost cried when I was eating ยำปลาหมึกย่าง (Yum Bpla Muek Yang) a restaurant somewhere. They over cooked the squid until it got brown, then they mix it with spicy and sour sauce. I thought I would loose my tooth when I chew it. The squid was so tough!

I think you should cook it until the squid gets a little hard. Cooking it in a microwave might work but this way you won’t get a unique smell like you would get from grilling.

For me, I have it done after 2 long breaths (10 seconds) because I don’t want the heat to shrink down the size of my big SQUID! Now you know how much I love it, don’t you? Anyway, I risk myself for a bad business in the next morning after eating uncooked squid.

Joy \(^v^)/

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Deep Fried Squids with Garlic in Thai, Pla Muk Tod Gratiam

Deep Fried Squids with Garlic

ปลาหมึกทอดกระเทียม
Pla Muk Tod Gratiam

Prepare:

1 cup fresh squids (clean and cut it thick in circle pieces)
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 cups vegetable oil
1/2 cup crushed garlic
2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
Sliced tomato, cucumber, lettuce as much as you want
1 small cup of hot sauce

Cooking Instructions:

1. Drop the squid into a bowl of tapioca flour when it’s still wet.

2. Deep fry the squids in hot oil until it turns gold and crunchy. Remove from the pan and leave it drain.

3. In a different pan, add 1 tbsp. oil and garlic. Fry the garlic until it turns yellow.

4. After that, add fried squids, pepper, salt, sugar and stir quickly.

5. Turn off the fire. Serve it with sliced tomato, cucumber, lettuce as much as you want. Don’t forget hot sauce or sweet plum sauce for the children.

I love to eat squids! My husband knew that the best. When I saw fresh squids with clear and hard skin by the beach market, my eyes get big. Yummy! I have to eat more squids tomorrow!

Note from Vern: Oh my yes, this is a fact. When we go to the Korean BBQ – where we can fry the food on a grill type surface right at our table she covers her side with squid. She grills it, and there is another part of the pan that lets you heat it in the broth – she covers her side with squid in there too. It’s no exaggeration to say that she has a good 10 ounces of squid when we visit those places. It’s a wonder they make any money off us. It’s all you can eat for just 3 dollars a person. She eats all hers in Squid. I eat most of mine in the ice-cream after I eat a lot of vegetables and chicken. Thailand is so great for incredible food!

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Squid and Salted Eggs Stir-Fried in Thai, Pla Muk Pad Kai Kem

ปลาหมึกผัดไข่เค็ม

Prepare:
2 cups chopped squids
3 cooked salted eggs
1 cup cut Chinese celery
1 cup cut scallion
1/2 big onion
3 sliced sweet peppers (red or green)
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tbsp. oyster sauce
1/2 cup water

Cooking Instruction:

1. Cut the cooked salted eggs. Throw away the white part.

2. Fry the garlic in a hot pan with olive oil until it smells nice.

3. After that, add squids and cook for 4 minutes. Then, put onion, Chinese celery, scallion and pepper. Add water a little bit if need.

4. Put fish sauce, soy sauce oyster sauce and salted eggs. Mix it altogether. Turn off the fire.

5. Serve with rice.

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Thai Food Noodle Recipe: Pad Si Iw
(Thick Noodle Stir-Fried with Shrimp and Squid)

Pad Si Iw (Thick Noodle Stir-Fried with Shrimp and Squid)

Prepare:

2 cups thick noodle
1 cup cooked squid and shrimp (peeled, de-veined)
1 egg
2 tbsp. minecd garlic
1 tbsp. sweet black soybean sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. oyster sauce (Depend on which brand you use, some are too salty)
1 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 handful Chinese kale
1/2 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup sliced tomato
1 handful fresh bean sprouts
1 piece lemon

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat the pan and fry garlic with olive oil until it smells aromatic.  In a cup, make the sauce ready by putting black soybean sauce, soybean sauce, sugar, oyster sauce together.

2. Add the egg. Beat it and let it cook for 2 minutes.

3. Now, add squid, shrimp or chicken as you like and then mixed sauce.

4. Add noodle and black soybean sauce then mix well.

5. Put chinese kale, carrot, tomato and cook for 3 minutes. Now turn off the fire. Serve Pad Si Iw with lemon and fresh bean sprouts on a side.

Pad Si Iw is my very first cooking recipes I can do beside fried egg, omelet, fried rice and MAMA instant noodle. My cousin taught me how to cook this one. You can find this food at any restaurant that cook to order. They must have this as a tradition.

I cooked this food on that day because I was angry. After the baby fall asleep the day before I cook Pad Si Iw, I went out to buy food. Secretly, I stop at Tesco for my own enjoyment ( a quick enjoyment I would say). Also, I want to look for bread for my lovely husband….

There was no bread!!!.. I should expect that to happen. At the store, they always don’t have what you want, especially when you really want it.

So, I drove back home in a hurry. At the same time, I was thinking about what else we can get for lunch. I passed one restaurant on the way back home and think to myself ” if someone dare to open a restaurant, they must know how to cook Pad Si Iw with a good taste”. Undoubtedly, the Pad Si Iw they cook must be good because it is very basic and easy. Any restaurant that cook food to order must cook this dish quite well. Well enough that they feel confident to sell it.

I turn around to that restaurant and got one to take home for Vern. Again thinking, if this Pad Si Iw is bad, I will tell restaurant people to go commit suicide….. hahaha like a Samurai… (fail on the job and punish himself, seppuku or as you know for Hara-kiri.) I will suggest them to do Hara-Kiri.

and it turn out that Pad Si Iw he cooked was very bad!!!!!!!!! but I am not going to tell him to do that. I was so angry that I waste money bought food from him when I know I can cook better….. kick kick slap slap to myself and went shopping for Pad Si Iw ingredients the next day.

Click here for a cooking video of Pad Si Iw. It was very good food. haha I am not being boastful.

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