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Thai Shrimp Recipes

15 recipes using shrimp — Pad thai, green curry, tom yum — aromatic and bold.

These 15 thai shrimp recipes are ready in about 41 minutes on average, with 150–580 kcal per serving, and 27% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.

recipes

41 min

average time

355 kcal

avg per serving

27%

easy recipes

How Thai cuisine cooks with shrimp

Thai cooking chases the balance of hot, sour, salty and sweet in every dish — fresh, aromatic and unafraid of chilli. When Thai cooks work with shrimp, they reach for fish sauce, lime, lemongrass, galangal, Thai chilli and palm sugar, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are frying, boiling, simmering and steaming.

Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with fish sauce, garlic, palm sugar or brown sugar, palm sugar, roasted peanuts and shallots. The dishes here span thai classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

15 Thai Shrimp Recipes

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Authentic Pad Thai

Wok-fried rice noodles with egg, shrimp, bean sprouts, peanuts and tamarind — Thailand's street food classic.

⏱ 35 min🔥 580 kcalMedium

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Pad Thai (Stir-Fried Rice Noodles)

Thailand's national noodle dish — stir-fried rice noodles with tofu, prawns, egg, bean sprouts and peanuts in a tamarind-fish sauce-sugar sauce.

⏱ 30 min🔥 580 kcalMedium

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Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)

Thailand's most famous salad — shredded raw green papaya pounded with lime, fish sauce, chilli, palm sugar, green beans, tomatoes and peanuts.

⏱ 20 min🔥 180 kcalMedium

Salads

Som Tam — Thai Green Papaya Salad

A bold, crunchy Thai salad of shredded green papaya pounded with chilies, lime, fish sauce, and palm sugar.

⏱ 20 min🔥 160 kcalEasy

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Gaeng Kiew Wan

Thai green curry with chicken in fragrant coconut milk — the most internationally recognised Thai dish, done properly.

⏱ 60 min🔥 520 kcalHard

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Royal Thai Green Curry — Thompson-Inspired

A complex green curry built on a hand-pounded paste of green chilies, lemongrass, galangal and shrimp paste, simmered with chicken thighs and Thai eggplant.

⏱ 65 min🔥 542 kcalHard

Soup

Tom Yum Goong

Thai hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime — fiery, fragrant, iconic.

⏱ 35 min🔥 220 kcalEasy

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Thai Coastal Citrus-Ginger Shrimp Salad (Yum-Style)

A bright, spicy shrimp salad with pomelo, ginger and lime, in the style of a Thai coastal yum salad.

⏱ 30 min🔥 260 kcalMedium

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Thai Tamarind and Lime Fish Stew (Kaeng Som)

A tangy, chili-spiked Thai fish stew soured with tamarind and brightened with lime, simmered with vegetables until tender.

⏱ 45 min🔥 230 kcalMedium

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Thai Herb and Rice Salad (Khao Yum Style)

Jasmine rice tossed with shredded herbs, toasted coconut, and a tangy tamarind-lime dressing for a vibrant Southern Thai salad.

⏱ 30 min🔥 260 kcalEasy

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Thai Smoky Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Salad

Charred eggplant and tomatoes tossed with shrimp, lime, and chili for a smoky Thai starter salad.

⏱ 35 min🔥 150 kcalEasy

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Thai Pork and Chive Dumplings with Sesame-Lime Dip

Steamed open-topped pork and chive dumplings served with a nutty sesame-lime dipping sauce.

⏱ 50 min🔥 260 kcalMedium

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Gaeng Som (Thai Sour Orange Curry) with Crispy Fish

A tangy, fiery Southern Thai curry of tamarind and chili simmered with vegetables, served over crisp pan-fried fish.

⏱ 50 min🔥 390 kcalHard

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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice with Shrimp

Thai pineapple fried rice with shrimp, cashews, curry powder, and sweet-tart pineapple chunks, served in the classic sweet-savory style.

⏱ 35 min🔥 440 kcalMedium

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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice Platter

A festive Thai fried rice piled with shrimp, cashews, and sweet pineapple, served on a platter for sharing.

⏱ 80 min🔥 560 kcalMedium

Choosing & preparing shrimp

How to choose

Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.

Prep & storage

Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.

When is it done?

Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.

Nutrition

Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.

Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley

Thai Shrimp Recipes — FAQ

How long do Thai shrimp recipes take to make?

Most of these 15 Thai shrimp recipes are ready in around 41 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad), takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 80 minutes.

How many calories are in Thai shrimp dishes?

Across this collection they range from about 150 to 580 kcal per serving, averaging 355 kcal — Thai Smoky Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Salad is the lightest option at 150 kcal.

What is the easiest Thai shrimp recipe for beginners?

Som Tam — Thai Green Papaya Salad is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 20 minutes. 27% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.

What goes well with shrimp in Thai cooking?

In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with fish sauce, garlic, palm sugar or brown sugar, palm sugar, roasted peanuts and shallots. Thai kitchens also lean on fish sauce, lime, lemongrass, galangal, Thai chilli and palm sugar.