Thai Appetizers
by Karin CallowayThere’s still time to make your reservation on the Viking Worlds of Flavor trip to Thailand this November, but in the meantime, we’ve got a delicious spread of Thai appetizers that are perfect for late-summer entertaining.
The menu is meaty enough to satisfy your hungriest male guests and includes delicious Pork Satays with a peanut dipping sauce, Catfish Cakes using Mississippi farm-raised catfish, lime-scented Thai Ground Beef Salad in Lettuce Cups and cool Thai Marinated Shrimp.
If you’d like to round out your menu with a vegetable dish and dessert, consider the Cucumber Peanut Salad and Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango recipes on this site. For a cool, alcohol free beverage, try this bonus recipe for spicy and sweet Thai Iced Tea.
Thai Iced Tea
To serve, fill glasses with ice. Fill glasses 3/4 full with tea. Top each glass with 3 to 4 tablespoons of half and half.
Makes 6-8 servings.
The menu is meaty enough to satisfy your hungriest male guests and includes delicious Pork Satays with a peanut dipping sauce, Catfish Cakes using Mississippi farm-raised catfish, lime-scented Thai Ground Beef Salad in Lettuce Cups and cool Thai Marinated Shrimp.
If you’d like to round out your menu with a vegetable dish and dessert, consider the Cucumber Peanut Salad and Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango recipes on this site. For a cool, alcohol free beverage, try this bonus recipe for spicy and sweet Thai Iced Tea.
Thai Iced Tea
- 8 cups water
- 8 chai tea bags (available in some supermarkets or at Asian and Indian markets) or black tea bags
- 1 piece star anise, only if using black tea bags
- 1 cinnamon stick, only if using black tea bags
- 1 cup sugar
- Half and half
To serve, fill glasses with ice. Fill glasses 3/4 full with tea. Top each glass with 3 to 4 tablespoons of half and half.
Makes 6-8 servings.
Recipes:
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Pork Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce
If you’re perusing a Thai restaurant menu, there will surely be a listing for pork or chicken satays among the appetizers. Americanized versions are often brushed with peanut sauce before grilling, but in more authentic versions the meat rests in a flavorful marinade before being grilled.More. -
Thai Catfish Cakes
Many Thai restaurant menus include curried fish cakes as an appetizer. Although I love the flavor of the cakes, the texture is a bit over processed. I set out to create a Thai fish cake with better texture and loads of fresh flavor.More. -
Thai Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
One of my favorite dishes at our corner Thai restaurant is a warm ground beef salad served over crisp shredded cabbage and lettuce leaves. I’ve taken the idea and turned it into a pickup appetizer by serving the warm beef mixture in little butter lettuce leaves.More. -
Thai Marinated Shrimp
Marinated shrimp is a cocktail party favorite, and this recipe takes a Thai twist for a recipe that’s sure to be a hit at your next get together. Having your fish monger steam the shrimp will save you time in the kitchen.More.