Som Tam

Papaya Salad

Recipe by Mr. Chef of

Som Tam is quite a popular salad dish in Thailand.

Ingredients vegetarian 4 servings


    shredded green papaya....about 2 cups fish sauce...............2 tablespoons palm sugar...............1 1/2 tablespoons (if not available can substitute it with regular sugar) lime juice...............3 tablespoons tomato (wedged)..........1/2 cups dried shrimps............1/3 cups peanuts..................1/4 cups green chilli.............10 of them fresh garlic.............5 coves

    Directions

    1. Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing, add sugar, continue beating with the prestle
    2. Add the papaya, beat, beat, beat, add fish sauce, beat, beat, add lime juice, still beat, beat, beat, add tomato, beat, beat, beat, add peanuts, beat, beat...
    3. you may need to add either sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The final taste on the balance between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.
    4. Serve with vegetable (e.g. cabage, sting bean, napa,..) Many northern or northeastern Thais like to eat it with sticky rice.

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