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Thai Fishcakes with Salmon, Cod and Smoked Haddock

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.

Thai Fishcakes with Salmon, Cod and Smoked Haddock

Beetroot, Shiitake Mushroom and Coconut Spring Rolls

Crispy spring rolls with beetroot, shiitake mushroom, coconut and yellowbean paste. A Farang special that keeps coming back - and the beetroot is the reason why.

Beetroot, Shiitake Mushroom and Coconut Spring Rolls

Spicy Stir-Fried Wild Mushrooms with Thai Sweet Basil and Coconut Milk

A mushroom stir-fry worth making. Field, shiitake, king oyster and enoki hit with wok heat, coconut milk, Thai basil and cashews. The dish I cook at home after a foraging trip.

Spicy Stir-Fried Wild Mushrooms with Thai Sweet Basil and Coconut Milk

Coconut Braised Beef Short Ribs with Ginger and Thai Basil

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.

Coconut Braised Beef Short Ribs with Ginger and Thai Basil

Mango Sticky Rice with Coconut and Mango Cream

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.

Mango Sticky Rice with Coconut and Mango Cream

Chicken, Coconut and Galangal Rice Noodle Soup

Leftover roast chicken, coconut cream, galangal and lemongrass. A bowl of soup that works in winter and summer and takes about 15 minutes once the broth is on.

Chicken, Coconut and Galangal Rice Noodle Soup

Roast Pumpkin and Bramley Apple Massaman Curry

Roast pumpkin and Bramley apple in a rich massaman curry with peanuts and raisins. Warming, spiced and fully vegan. The one that comes out when the weather turns.

Roast Pumpkin and Bramley Apple Massaman Curry

Green Curry Mussels with Pickled Ginger and Cucumber

Thai green curry mussels with krachai, coconut cream and pickled ginger and cucumber. The dish Frank drives down from the Cotswolds for every time.

Green Curry Mussels with Pickled Ginger and Cucumber

Wood smoked barbecued chicken & vegetable green curry

Photograph by Tom Regester, from Cook Thai, written by Sebby Holmes, published by Kyle Books.

Wood smoked barbecued chicken & vegetable green curry

Red curry of tiger prawns, wild ginger, green peppercorns & sweet basil

Red curry of tiger prawns, wild ginger, green peppercorns & sweet basil