One of the greatest soups in the world. Built on a trip to Thailand, refined over thousands of bowls. Tiger prawns, smoked haddock, nahm prik pao. Thirty minutes.
Grilled lobster over charcoal, rested in a Thai nahm yum dressing with green mango, pink lady apple, dill and orange. The summer platter worth getting your hands dirty for.
BBQ corn on the cob with makrut lime, bird's eye chilli and crushed cashews. Vegan, gluten-free and ready in 25 minutes. From the Thai in 7 cookbook. BBQ season has arrived.
A rich, scoopable Thai nahm prik relish with minced chicken, toasted coconut and peanuts. Serve with rice crackers, cucumber or pork scratchings. One of those dishes that disappears fast.
The dressing that sits behind half the salads at Farang. Fiery, sour, salty and sweet in one hit - and it ceviches fish just as well as it dresses a salad.
Charred hispi cabbage basted in turmeric gapi butter, finished with crispy shrimp floss and curry leaves. British produce, Thai flavours, no rules.
Thai fishcakes with salmon, cod and a hit of smoked haddock. Green curry paste, makrut lime, tamarind - and a hand-squeezing technique that gives them proper crispy edges.
Beef short ribs submerged in aromatic coconut cream with lemongrass, makrut lime and ginger, braised low and slow until they give. Rich, elegant and completely worth the wait.
Thailand's most loved dessert, done properly. Sticky glutinous rice soaked in a coconut and mango cream sauce. Use nahm dok mai when you can find them - March to May is the window.
Thai green curry mussels with krachai, coconut cream and pickled ginger and cucumber. The dish Frank makes the drive from the Cotswolds for, every time.
Smoky grilled aubergines with roasted rice powder, citrus dressing and a runny duck egg. Thai purple aubergines grill in minutes - regular aubergines work too.
Thai green papaya som tam with grilled tiger prawns, citrus dressing and bird's eye chilli. The version served at Farang London - eat it immediately.
Whole chicken marinated overnight in a from-scratch southern Thai satay paste with dried chilli, peanuts, coconut and ginger. BBQ it if you can. Serves 4.
Fresh Cornish mussels stir-fried in a turmeric paste with green peppercorns, coconut milk, chilli and Thai basil. Under 30 minutes. One of the most underrated things you can cook.
Seabass acid-cured in lime juice for 3 minutes, dressed with nahm yum, physalis and fresh dill. No heat, no washing up. Ready in 15 minutes. Works with salmon, prawns and any sour fruit you have.