Authentic Thai Grilled Fish Recipe (Pla Pao ) - Thai Recipes

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Get all the details for this Thai grilled fish street food recipe (pla pao ) right here: One of my favorite ways to eat a whole fish is by grilling it the Thai way. On the streets of Thailand you'll find pla pao, or Thai grilled / roasted fish, all over the places. It's a common meal, and especially goes well with a plate of som tam (green papaya salad) and a couple of baskets of fresh sticky rice. For this Thai grilled fish recipe (pla pao, I made the two most common types of fish which you'll find on the streets of Thailand: a a red hybrid tilapia known in Thai as pla tabtim, and a snakehead fish known as a pla chon. Both of them are common and widely found in Thailand, but most of the time, and especially when I make it myself, I overall prefer the pla tabtim. In the US when I went to the Asian supermarket, I also found both of these fish available, so hopefully you'll be able to find them wherever you are. You could also substitute this recipe for other types of firm whole fish. If you buy your fish from the butcher, you should try to have them (or you can do it back at home) remove the gills and guts from the gills, and not cut open the belly - that way you can stuff the fish with the extra ingredients without everything falling out the bottom of the fish. Another tip for this recipe is that if you can keep the fish with the scales on, that's better for the grilling process. So keep the scales on Along with the fish itself, one of the most important components of a Thai pla pao is the seafood sauce, which in Thai is known as nam jim seafood. The sauce is pretty simple to make, but it has so much incredible flavor from the garlic, chilies, and fish sauce. For the fish 2 whole fish (also 1 fish works fine, just reduce ingredients) kilo of salt (big grain if possible) 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour About 1 tablespoon of water 4 - 6 stalks lemongrass small handful of kaffir lime leaves For the sauce seafood 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 tablespoon sugar teaspoon of salt 15 cloves of garlic 20 Thai bird chilies (prik kee noo suan ) This Thai grilled fish street food recipe (pla pao ) should take about 15 or 20 minutes to get everything ready, and then it will need to be on the grill cooking for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how hot your fire is, and how big your fish are. Enjoy this Thai street food recipe, and let me know how yours turns out
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

Blayde Keel
I live in Nebraska, no street food but at least we have Asian markets now. I love watching these videos. I catch fish but had grown tired of frying them. I have made Thai fish cakes (students put me on to them, they are delicious. Then I discovered this grilled fish. This is my favorite way to prepare fish now. Catfish seems to be the easiest fish go catch in the right size range but they are long, so I bought another grill just for preparing fish this way. The experience of eating fish this way was like the first time I tasted a Vietnamese rice paper spring roll, I felt like Popeye opening a can of spinach. In both cases it is the sauce that puts the experience over the top. Keep the videos coming, even though I don't get to eat street food at least I can track down how to make things that look good. To me Asian and other ethnic Markets are one thing that has improved life in Nebraska, now if they would just legalize street food in my city.
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Remi Calzone
hahaha at the beginning of your videos i really have to say that i hated you for your mimics. But after a while i realized you are really deep in the love with thai food. I also love thai food really much and exactly the same way like you love it. I also love these explosions of different flavours and all Isaan food. In my opinion youre grilled pla pao looks amazing Dont stop with your videos. in my opinion they are really professional and show people the real, authentic side of Thailand. youre doing a really great job Respect Marc
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Mal Milligan
Great vid. Yeah I also eat shrimp with the shells and legs when I'm in Vietnam. I know prices are steep in Hawaii but for 13 balloons I would hope they would peel the things. Next time I'm there I will be fishing my butt off and hopefully hook into something I can eat. As in eat cheap. lol A friend told me the unwritten minimum wage in Hawaii is 15 bucks an hour for any job so I guess it translates to expensive food trucks even when there is competition.
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iamfugazi1969
Great video as always Mark. My wife and I enjoy all of your videos very much I was just curious if you have a favorite fish sauce? We use quite a bit of it as well. My personal favorite is Golden Boy, but we have only tried a handful. Do you have any recommendations or preferences? Also, a video from a fish sauce producer would be kinda cool?
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mitchelljarvis2010
Hey Mark, congratulations on another great video Really love watching your Thai food/travel vids. Maybe you can post one up on 'Gaeng som pla chon' sometime(especially the one with the cha om omlette in it. Your vids make me miss all the flavours of Thailand. Chock dee and chon kiew
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lillianreptilian
Does anyone know how to gut a fish through the mouth? I live in MN, land of 10, 000 lakes and I would like to try this with perch or walleye. Do you know if they have enough scales to stand up to the salt? Their skin is more delicate than these fish. Thanks for the great video, Mark
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chikku chikku
hi. first of all congratulations to you and Ying for having a baby. I watch all your videos and they are seriously so good. can u pls upload the recipe for Thai seafood dipping sauce. I know you have it on your website but it would be so nice if you post a video recipe for it.
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Fernie Fern
lol lol oh Lord lolthe expretion on your face as your were tasting the fishs. priceless. i allmost pie myslef n it was a great video bro. I really enjoy watching your cooking videos n others. i wish i was in your place n could the same thing. you a great man. God bless you bro
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Ryan Storm
That sauce is so versatile. the more garlic the better for me and i dont water it down. Its great for chicken and steak. Its the only way i eat my steak. Forget the A1sauce( Yuck) This sauce is 10x better with steak plus if you eat it with some sticky rice and crunchy greens
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Jacqui PC Tan
recently been going back to your previous, earlier videos. and this hair, this hair, where do I even begin with. classics man anyway, I love all your video, especially your signature yummy, swing to the right, eyes closed, and followed by your approved nodding.
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