If you like fish, you're going to love these flavorful Thai fish recipes. Whether you're frying, baking, or barbecuing, you'll find the perfect recipe for your fish right here!
11. Easy Baked Salmon with Black Bean Sauce
This Chinese-inspired baked salmon is gourmet-delicious, yet extremely easy to make. You'll love how the rich-tasting black bean sauce enhances the exquisite flavor of the salmon. This baked fish recipe also works with other types of fish, such as cod, sole, snapper, or halibut - all healthy and safe seafood choices (either fresh or frozen). This easy baked fish is superb for everyday meals, but also wonderful enough to serve to a taste-discerning crowd. ENJOY!
12. Pan-Seared Salmon with Tangy Thai Sauce
This salmon recipe is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Fillets of marinated salmon are pan-fried or grilled / barbecued, searing in the flavors and omega-3 goodness of the fish. The salmon is then served with a tangy Thai lemongrass-honey sauce that marries perfectly with salmon's natural flavors. A healthy, delicious, and easy recipe that can be made in under 30 minutes. Great for an everyday dinner entree that even your kids will love.
13. Baked Talapia with Tamarind Sauce
This baked talapia recipe is Thai delicious and easy to make. While this same dish would be steamed in Thailand, I find baking it easier and the results just as delicious. This talapia recipe features the dark richness of tamarind, which is a fruit that grows in many parts of Asia. Make it easy on yourself and buy the prepared tamarind paste at a Chinese, Asian, or Indian food store. The sauce is a combination of sweet and sour, with tones of chili, garlic and ginger. Note that other types of white-fleshed fish will work with this recipe if you can't find talapia, such as cod, sole, snapper, etc.... ENJOY!
14. Classic Thai Fried (or Grilled) Whole Fish
This excellent recipe for whole fish can either be fried or grilled (the one pictured here was fried). In Thailand, small whole fish are used for this dish, so I usually use either a few rainbow trout (one per person), or whole snapper - in both cases, the taste is just as I remember it from the beaches of Thailand. Simply marinate the fish in fish sauce, then fry or grill it (instructions for both methods included). Pour a special Thai sauce overtop, and serve - Mmmmm...!!
15. Grilled Halibut Steaks
This Thai recipe for grilled halibut steak is easy and super-delicious! Barbecue fish isn't as difficult as it seems, especially halibut steaks, which cook easily on the grill without falling apart. The Thai marinade is put together in a matter of minutes, and as a bonus, it doubles as a glaze/dipping sauce. This halibut steak recipe makes a quick and easy meal for everyday, but is also elegant enough to serve at your next barbecue or cookout. Enjoy!
16. Fried Drunken Fish
This recipe for fried fish has quite a descriptive name: it's called "Drunken Fish" because it is usually served in Thai bars - like pub food in the West. But don't even think it tastes anything like our typical "pub grub"! In fact, this fish recipe is worthy of the term "gourmet" for all of its wonderful flavor and richness, as well as the spectacular presentation it makes. Any type of whole white fish can be used, including talapia, sea bream, rainbow trout, snapper, etc... And accompanying the fish is an exquisite Thai sauce that's guaranteed to make your taste-buds dance all night long!
17. Pan-Fried or Grilled Salmon with Asparagus
This salmon recipe starts with a sweet honey-lemongrass-ginger marinade. The salmon is then grilled or pan fried in this marinade/sauce - the same sauce that is then used to stir-fry the asparagus. Served with Thai sticky rice (see recipe link below) or Japanese sushi rice, this salmon dish looks elegant and tastes even better. Add it to your menu this week, either for your family (kids love it!), or as a party or special-occasion dish for you and your friends.
18. Easy Sweet & Sour Fish
This fish recipe with sweet and sour sauce and vegetables is incredibly delicious, plus easy to make. An authentic Thai dish that is quickly put together and simmered on the stove, filling your kitchen with the fragrance and alluring scents of Thai cooking. Add sweet bell peppers and fresh coriander, and you have a gourmet Thai dish that's super healthy, yummy, and quick to make. As a bonus, any type of fish can be used for this recipe, from salmon to cod to snapper (fresh or frozen)!
19. Grilled Whole Sardines with Barbecue Rub
This fantastic recipe for grilled fish starts with fresh or frozen whole sardines. Sardines are extremely healthy - an excellent source of omega-3, B12, selenium, and other important nutrients - they're also one of the cleanest and safest fish to eat. While most people associate sardines with the canned variety, "real" sardines are something else entirely. You'll love the tenderness of this easy fish recipe, which includes a dry barbecue rub slathered on the fish before grilling followed by "buttery" Thai sauce that makes this dish truly gourmet!







