"Swimming Rama" Thai Peanut Sauce w/ Spinach & Pork พระรามลงสรง | Thai Recipes

"Swimming Rama" is a dish that is becoming hard to find in Thailand, but is still served in many Thai restaurants overseas. Started by Chinese immigrants in Bangkok, swimming rama is made up of a bed of blanched morning glory or water spinach, topped with tender slices of pork or chicken (or tofu), with a peanut sauce poured on top. In Thailand this is often served as a "single-dish meal," which means that all the good stuff gets poured over rice!
I have to admit that I'm making a bit of a luxurious version here (because I can!) with lots of coconut milk, herbs, and peanuts, so it's extra rich. If you get this on the streets of Thailand, the gravy may be diluted with stock, and then thickened with starch.
You can also make this vegetarian friendly by omitting the meat altogether or substituting tofu or mushrooms. The sauce can be made far in advance and kept in the fridge for days, so this really can be a quick weeknight meal!
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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[@PailinsKitchen]

HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video. Thank you for watching!

[@tamtammx0]

Pai, just wanted to let you know that this past weekend, a friend and I chose about 7 of your recipes to do and we had a huge Thai pot luck with friends and EVERYTHING was a hit. It was so much fun. Thanks for the recipes, you are amazing 💕

[@PailinsKitchen]

Awesome! What did you all make?

[@tamtammx0]

Pailin's Kitchen oh boy... we made hat yai wings, shu mai, chive dumplings, spring rolls, suki yaki sauce, pad see ew, and hot pot to name a few. Everything was gone, it was crazy! I was so happy to be able to share my heritage to everyone because of you

[@bmak864]

I made this tonight and it was SO DELICIOUS. I tried this dish at a Thai restaurant in NYC and your recipe tastes even better. Note: when I tried the sauce during cooking, I thought it was wayyy too flavorful and that I had added too much tamarind and curry paste. Not to worry, the flavors were perfect when I had it with plain steamed rice and blanched greens and protein. I realize now it is supposed to be super flavorful.

[@dick12lauj54]

Brings back memories of my childhood in Thailand....especially the morning school sweet black beans in sweet broth. I have forgotten about that for 30 years already until just now. Thailand will forever be my real home....

[@englishtoihoi976]

Man this brings back memories. I had this dish almost everyday in middle school. กินตอน ม. ต้นแทบทุกวันเลยครับ

[@vordovas]

After learning how to cook rice properly with your videos, I decided to try one of your dishes and I've cooked this one today. It's absolutely amazing, we've enjoyed it so much! Thanks a lot!

[@debsteveg3855]

Finally found the perfect recipe to duplicate my favorite swimming Rama restaurant dish! This is amazing! I use tahini and peanut butter to speed up the process. Highly recommend!

[@nicholaslandolina]

This looks amazing

[@dannyjes3972]

It was delicious! thank you very much Paulin.

[@inlikeflnt]

So awesome to get this recipe, I haven’t had swimming Rama for over 20 years, Pai is AWESOME!!!!

[@TheZealo]

I wish you'd post every single day, you're awesome.

[@zeedevil4409]

That curry base is magical

[@Weekendatthecottage]

Wow... the sauce looks so wonderful... we're big spinach fans and you nailed it!

[@blazerstoner]

my favorite dish at my favorite thai restaurant in NYC, Pong Sri. Thank you for sharing this recipe!

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Pailin. This appeals to me a great deal.

[@ohmsanti7914]

I love you Pailin! You are awesome! Thank you for revealing Yai's secrets.

[@ColinBloodworth]

Pai, this one looks incredible!!!

[@naohfaith3165]

Pailin, great food thank you!! Love u

[@peach7469]

In lots of traditional Asian cultures: Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese words that translate cyan are used. 靑 is the traditional character used in Vietnamese Chu Nom, Japanese Kanji, Korean Hanja, and classical Chinese. As western cultures have interacted with Asian societies ideas such as colour schemes were brought into these societies. This is still a common feature to this day. Like Russian Society has more basic colour categories than western languages (light blue & dark blue are differentiated like pink & red, or orange & brown). Some primitive societies like recently contacted tribes have even more limited colour schemes like black, white, and red. To specify a colour they will simply compare it to something. Like "leaf coloured" or "ocean water".

[@greyecologyst4694]

I've been making this since before I knew it was a recipe lol. Must be intuition. So good! I actually like it with rice noodles too.

[@renbvlog.adventure]

I'm looking for this recipe it's yummy and delicious... Thanks for sharing....

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I had Swimming Rama at a restaurant in Tacoma, Washington way back in 1990 and I've been looking for it ever since. If I recall correctly, they made it with broccoli instead of spinach, and because I was a vegetarian at the time, I ordered it with tofu. It was so good! The beauty of KZbin has recently reunited me with great food I'd always figured I'd have to fly to Thailand or indenture myself at a restaurant to learn how to make for myself.

[@irun_mon]

The Triggerati you remember what you ate in 1990? I can't even find my flashdisk that I'm sure I put on the desk 😖

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

+Iron Mon Lol. Helps that it was a dish that set up an unrequited love. I've forgotten the vast majority of unremarkable meals in the interim. I can't find my damn flashdisk I remember putting in the desk also. ; )

[@andreabee9474]

This was amazing! We were always intimidated by the sauce, but your instructions & the break down of ingredients helped so much! It turns out our tamarind sauce/ paste was the kind from India, not Thailand. So, thank you for adding that link in your recipe list for a further education. I’m gonna add this as a hand-written recipe to add to my recipe box.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Looks perfect on a cold day 🤤 😲😋

[@panerai123]

Yes, one of my fave thai dishes...

[@stuarttombros]

One of my favs!

[@kennyrogers803]

Mmmm... Peanut sauce smells great!!! That taste so delicious and yummy dish!!! Thats so amazing to try it!!! Nice dish!!! See U anytime!!!

[@macdonalddhungel8384]

It was helpful Pailin...thanks

[@brockmadden9510]

My partner and I made this last night; Vern’s not a coconut milk fan -BUT- he went back for seconds and thirds! He’s obsessed with pork but loves the sauce even more. Pai, it was very hard to get him to try this. Your recipe is magical. 🌈

[@peterstang]

I am sure there is no better way to do the pork with the spinach and topping it with this aromatic sauce. I definitely will try it.

[@apache318]

Look delicious!

[@carmendawnallan8871]

Looks Delicious, Pailin ♡ Txs For,Sharing.

[@tatianavelasco1335]

I love this recipe!!!

[@Mrskwonable]

The funniest thing about this dish is despite being born and raised I Thailand, I had never heard of this dish until I came to Canada and started working at a Thai restaurant. They changed up the name a little bit but it was still more or less Long Song. My boss was so surprised I hadn't had it before and so was I. They make it a little different from this though. I think they used steamed Gai lan. And the sauce tasted more like Rad Nha sauce but more peanutty. Now I need to make this recipe because curry ❤

[@cHemon]

KT breathe Stupid story about me, being born and raised here in Thailand, knew and ate this dish before, more than a decade ago when my American friend told me about his favorite Thai dish which is steamed chicken and vegetables over rice, topping with peanut sauce. I just couldn't recognize it so I told my friend, "I don't think there is a dish like that in Thailand". So stupid! It's not a typical Thai dish and it's quite rare in Thailand these days.

[@sitimouk4989]

Ummm looks so delicious 😋 thanks you for sharing your recipe ❤️you sister

[@clubbox84]

Love your channel!!!!!

[@seanhayes2998]

Haven’t been able to get this since we left the US, so great to find an awesome and authentic recipe, just like the restaurant used to make. I used seitan for the protein component, reduced the tamarind quite a bit and used fake sugar to minimise the carbs. So basically Keto. And it tasted great. 100% endorsed.

[@augkosher]

Damn! Everytime I watch a Thai curry, I get a tsunami inside in mouth 🌊😊 definitely making it this weekend!!

[@ailawil89]

I’ve never had this in my almost 30 years of existence in Thailand. Will give it a try soon. PS Green and blue are sort of the same colour in many cultures. Think Of it this way, since it’s a matter of adding yellow to blue to make green, the line where blue become green gets a little blurry at times. Different cultures also look at the same colour differently. That’s why a blue print is a “green” print in Thai. Hope that didn’t make it even more confusing.

[@saividhyakannan]

In traditional depiction in India, Rama is bluish-green. In fact, in Tamil, the colour is called Rama-green (Ramar-pachai)

[@inesdelahoya2045]

This would be converted to an awesome vegan dish! I am not vegan, but my friends are. They could just omit the fish sauce and replace pork w/ tofu or tempeh. Thank you, Pailin!

[@idontlikegoats]

I was thinking the same thing :)

[@reachtrita]

Thin soy sauce (I found brands from Thailand sold in Asian grocery stores) tastes very similar to fish sauce and we use it in everything :) Gardein makes frozen vegan pork bites that tastes better than the pigs and already pre-tendered/coated with starch. I love peanuts and curry, so I can’t wait to make this!

[@chezmadameb6479]

Using light soy sauce and add more salt, these could replace the fish sauce. Moreover, you should make vegan red curry too coz normal red curry contains of shrimp paste.

[@elizabethlam9744]

Hi Pailin, I love all your videos. Thank you for the educational and fun videos. I love this recipe. However, I would like to fry my meat instead of boiling it for this dish. It is because I'd like to give the dish just a bit more texture. I'll update you on my progress and outcome. Thank you again for sharing.

[@MrAlvinSinfulSong]

Can't wait to have my own kitchen to cook all the yummy food :D

[@realmonaliu]

big fan from china,I love thai food.^^

[@ActingByMary]

You are like the best, because of you I learn how to cook Thai haha!

[@geestang2662]

That looks tasty and easy.....🍽

[@AgrippaKCsGunTime]

Since my wife has started watching your videos she cooks as good as my Thai mother did. Meals are what they are supposed to be, Thai.

[@hermansafuf4052]

that's look so yummy,,, it's like "nasi pecel" from indonesia,,

[@rinpuiitlau2414]

I always love your recipe so much from North east India😍😍 i have tried many of your recipe, it all good and very tasty😁 thank you😎😎

[@tennesseejacks]

Whooo! Love it.

[@foodislife8201]

Wow Amazing 👍👍👍

[@inspiredtiny]

I would love to try this.. This dish is close to Philippines Kare-kare dish..

[@chezmadameb6479]

Thxxxx so much ka! I ll try to make this recipe by using spinach too coz the water spinach aka pak bung here is expensive.

[@larrysong953]

Yes. Rama is a big name to some Indian people. At first I thought it was ramen 😀. Nice recipe 👍 curry with coconut milk is my big fav.

[@stevelux9060]

I made this and it was awesome. I added roasted green Thai eggplants to it.

[@melissagealon3945]

Woooowwwwww looks so yummy!😄

[@vietkieucompany]

LOL. Very catchy dish name! Looks really good.

[@zoechang4838]

Gonna try dis one & share to my Burmese mom

[@FS-dv1zi]

I'll try this one. When velveting, I'm used to blanch meat in hot oil (short deep-fry or shallow-fry in skillet), since I always had the feeling that blanching in hot water results in loss of flavour. Like the water washes away the marinade. Good opportunity to try the healthier hot water dunk this time.

[@MsLansones]

Making this!

[@jameswooten4871]

I Have Got to make it

[@rejuvenate_63]

hi pai, I'm fr. Philippines and i love thai food.

[@jpviernes]

I’m thinking of putting that sauce on everything...

[@PailinsKitchen]

It's good on everything!

[@sjunemyself]

The sauce looks so good! How long can it be kept in the fridge, and can I freeze it?

[@earlystrings1]

And i thought peanut curries were only from India. Can't wait to try this! Looks pretty easy and sooo good.

[@larrysong953]

The curry sauce being cooked in the pot has already got me anyway.

[@ReINaJasmin85]

kissessss from the Philippines!!! 😘😘😘

[@gauritraningcentre5828]

Thank you pai

[@pajeab4015]

Yummy.

[@mazedarpakwan6672]

Yummy

[@stephenwmsmith]

Swimming Rama is one of my favourite dishes at a local thai place (its fast food Thai and its wonderful) as well as something called Crying Tiger (I wonder if that is an actual Thai Dish or not. Its made with beef, cilantro, green onion, romaine lettuce, carrot, lime chili dressing & crispy rice crumbs.

[@Pianosoundshop]

Yes crying tiger is an actual thai dish. In Thailand, it more like a grilled beef serve with Nam jim jaew dipping source. :)

[@PailinsKitchen]

I have a recipe for Crying Tiger too :)

[@stephenwmsmith]

I had to get Swimming Rama for dinner tonight BTW. Thankfully the Thai restaurant I get it from is just below my apartment haha

[@doctorlyon]

Thanks!

[@PailinsKitchen]

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[@polishmamacooks1019]

Hi Pai, that is an really yummy recipe. I will try to make it. Question: Can I not use the fish sauce? or could I exchange it for something? Thank you.

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

That reminds me, it's about that time of year I make some peanut butter. Out of curiosity, have you done/do you have any recipes for curry using eggs as the meat of the dish?

[@chang-zi-fu8806]

Amazing so delicious!!! But it's possible subtitle in french ? Thank you

[@christ832]

thanks! :))

[@Nanerem]

I always wait for that little eyebrow crinkle she does when she first takes a bite. Love you, Pai!

[@peelarkin]

Hi Pai! For this recipe, are you using coconut milk, like in the cartons from American grocery stores or from the cans at the Asian markets??

[@cHemon]

More than a decade ago, my American friend told me about his favorite Thai dish. He described it as steamed chicken and vegetables over rice, topping with peanut sauce. That time I couldn't recognize any Thai dish like that and also I didn't know exactly what "peanut sauce" is, so I told my friend, "I don't think there is a dish like that in Thailand". So stupid of me, lol. Actually I knew this swimming rama dish, I ate it before, but it's just quite rare in Thailand these days.

[@arcelialuna8009]

Love your channel Pailin! Could you please tell me what I can use instead of the fish sauce to make it vegan! Please continue to upload your beautiful recipes!

[@cHemon]

Cast Iron Moon Just use soy sauce :)

[@arcelialuna8009]

I made the peanut sauce and I ended up using soy sauce! It was so delicious! I'm so happy Pailin takes the time to upload these recipe videos!

[@seanhayes2998]

There are proprietary vegan ‘fish’ sauces. Amazon is your friend.

[@eaglecot]

Nice ring!

[@juliasee9252]

eaglecot Oo she just got married or engaged? !😘

[@eaglecot]

I just noticed it so I actually don't know.

[@juliasee9252]

sadonomo Oo I see..thanks

[@chelkanonato1208]

hi pai, im from the philippines, can you make a kare kare. this is a dish from the my country. thank you. the sauce is also made from the peanut sauce. please make it for us. im your fan and subscriber.

[@alumba]

In Filipino, water spinach is called KANG KONG and due to our proximity to Thailand, I was not surprised how similar it sounded to the Thai word for it. That's all.

[@djttv]

Delicious! Do you know why swimming rama is hard to find in thailand?

[@DireConsenquences]

I love finding genuine, authentic ethnic food channels!!! I try to be culturally varied in my dishes. Also, my stores do not have red curry mix- do you have a recipe for this? Personally, I'd cook the pork straight in with the curry because it'll give the curry a little bit of a 'meaty' flavour.

[@cHemon]

DireConsenquences She has a recipe for the paste. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2jPnouFlN92Zpo

[@JasperPaulBenedict]

Can you make a video on Kare-kare (Filipino Dish).

[@singjai108]

I've been wanting to try this since I first saw your video, but I can't find tamarind paste. I'm in the SF Bay Area and I can't help think one of our many Asian markets would have it, but, no. Do you have a workaround for me? Thanks!

[@405007355]

HI PAILIN， can you explain the Pro ram long song mean one by one like you used to do on every Videos please?

[@judimcrae9231]

Can you use shrimp with this instead of pork? I get a dish at my local restaurant with shrimp called "Swimming Angel" which is very similar to this and I was wondering if they are both made with the same recipe?

[@tmnprlsaicntr]

I'm dreaming of a vegan version of the same dish served with red quinoa... Will buy some portobello mushrooms later to replace the meat!

[@ceciliacruz7804]

Jayaprakash Jayabal I like your idea 👍

[@sarahchan3265]

I like the way long lost eat the way she eat no feeling

[@omgwth7567]

im thai but never had this dish before. it's really hard to find in Thailand.

[@melissagealon3945]

👌👌👌

[@brishtiroychaudhuri5675]

My sister is visiting on sunday morning. This is our lunch. Thank u so much darling. Can i add some fried garlic along with it?

[@PailinsKitchen]

Sure!

[@irun_mon]

Almost looks like nasi pecel from Indonesia but we don't use pork or any meat but you can add egg or tempe

[@neme7725]

Can you make peanut noodles please ?

[@blueskyfrog]

Some restaurants in Bangkok use satay sauce for this recipe.

[@PailinsKitchen]

They're pretty similar, but this doesn't have as many spices.

[@Hammertime054]

All i want is a reply please, love the dish, tried the dish, fantastic dish, i only want to let you know how good it was, just a little reply would be good, all the best from london, uk👍

[@tjinwei]

hey Pai, if I use chicken, do I do whatever you did with the pork the same to the chicken? cause I do find chicken "marinated" with fish sauce a little odd tasting

[@PailinsKitchen]

Yes, and you can switch to soy sauce instead.

[@FreydaStern]

Can we do this with fish?

[@AngryHoudini]

Is there a good substitute for tamarind if I can’t find it in my grocery store?