Som Tam Thai

Green papaya salad pounded with lime, chili and peanuts.

Ingredients

• 1 Green papaya
• 6 Long beans
• 3 Tomatoes
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 4 Chilies
• 2 tbsp Dried shrimp
• ½ cup Peanuts
• 2 tbsp Palm sugar
• 3 tbsp Fish sauce
• ¼ cup Lime juice

Method

1. Shred the papaya — Cut into long thin strands and keep them in iced water for crispness.
2. Pound the base — Bruise the garlic and chilies in a deep mortar.
3. Add seasoning — Add palm sugar, fish sauce and lime and pound to dissolve.
4. Bruise the vegetables — Add the beans and tomato and pound gently to crack them, not crush.
5. Add papaya — Add the drained papaya with the dried shrimp and pound lightly while turning with a spoon.
6. Som Tam is ready — Fold in peanuts and serve immediately, before it weeps.

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