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Beautiful Beef Recipes from the Thai Kitchen!

Wonderful Thai Beef Dishes to Grace Any Table At any Occasion

By , About.com Guide

All the best Thai Beef recipes in one place!  Here you will find different ways of cooking beef the Thai way.  Thai beef curries, beef salads, beef stir-fries, satay, even one called Weeping Tiger Beef, which is a classic Thai dish you'll absolutely love.  ENJOY!

1. Thai Waterfall Beef Salad

Waterfall Grilled Beef SaladD.Schmidt

This beef salad recipe offers a feast of flavors and textures with every bite! This salad is based on the famous "Waterfall Beef" dish in Thailand, so called because of the splashing sound of juices falling on a hot grill.

2. Easy Thai Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry

Thai Beef & Broccoli Stir-FryCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt, 02/16/11, About.com Corp.

This Thai Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry is even more delicious than the Chinese version, with more depth of flavor and slightly more spice (this can be adjusted according to your liking). The beef is cut thinly and stir-fried quickly and easily together with broccoli, red pepper, and a delicious stir-fry sauce.

3. Thai Steak with Flavorful Side Sauce (Waterfall Beef)

Thai Grilled SteakD.Schmidt

This Thai steak recipe has two names in Thailand, either "Weeping Tiger" or "Waterfall Beef". The steak is easily marinated, then barbequed over a hot grill.

4. Thai Massaman Beef Curry with Potato (New!)

Massaman Beef CurryD.Schmidt

This Thai Massaman Beef Curry Recipe is sumptuous and very flavorful! It's a homemade recipe with no need for any store-bought curry paste or powder. The ingredients list may seem long, but the sauce is quite easy to make - you don't even need a food processor. Just toss all sauce ingredients into the curry pot as you prepare them, and simmer together with the meat.  This is an authentic Thai recipe you'll be proud to serve.

5. Classic Thai Green Curry Beef

Green Curry BeefDarlene A. Schmidt

This fantastic Thai green curry recipe features tender, thinly-sliced pieces of beef or bison simmered together with eggplant and red pepper (green pepper can be added too).

6. Thai Beef Coconut Curry with Pineapple, Onions, & Tomato (New!)

Thai Beef & Pineapple CurryCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt, About.com Corp.

I first tried this gourmet-style Thai curry in a high-end Thai restaurant and have been working to perfect the recipe every since. I'm pretty happy with it, and I think you will be too. This unique and beautiful curry is extremely flavorful - it's also simple and fun to make.

7. Thai Coconut Beef Red Curry

Red Curry BeefCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt

This Thai beef curry recipe can made with beef, bison, or even lamb. Because the curry sauce is made from scratch, it's always fresh-tasting and very healthy. It's also a surprisingly simple curry to put together, and very flexible, too.

8. Easy Thai "Weeping Tiger" Beef

Thai Weeping Tiger BeefCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt, About.com Corp.

This easy beef recipe is known in Thailand as "Weeping Tiger Beef". I've heard various stories to back up the name, one that the chilies in the sauce made a tiger weep; the other is that a tiger cried when a hunter killed and took away his cow.

9. Thai Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce (for the oven or grill)

Thai Beef SatayCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt, About.com Corp.

This authentic beef satay recipe will blow you away with its abundant flavor and tenderness! The secret to good satay is all in the marinade, and this satay marinade is simply the best (passed down through my husband's family to Thailand and Malaysia over many generations). This aromatic marinade features a special blend of fresh herbs and spices, yet it's very easy to make. Cook your satay on an outdoor grill or in the oven - either way it's simply fantastic!

10. Thai River Noodles with Beef & Broccoli (Pad See Ew)

Pad See Ew NoodlesD.Schmidt

Pad See Ew is a Thai noodle dish that is made with broad, flat rice noodles, also known as "river noodles". Pad See Ew can be made with chicken, pork, or beef, but otherwise has the same basic ingredients.

11. Thai Beef Stir-Fried Noodles

Thai Beef Noodles with BasilCopyright Darlene A. Schmidt, About.com Corp.

If you're a fan of Asian noodles, be sure to try these Chinese-inspired Thai Beef Stir-Fried Noodles! This dish is super-delicious and also very healthy - makes a perfect one-dish meal any night of the week. The recipe is also quite flexible. Make it as spicy or mild as you like, and add your own choice of vegetables depending on what you have on hand.  Try them for dinner tonight!

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