Thai Green Papaya Salad aka Som Tam |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Definitely a must have for Thai food fans. I always serve it during BBQ and it is verrrryyy delicious. Ingredients:
300 g julienned really green unripe papayas |
3 tomatoes, wedges |
3 cloves garlic |
1 tablespoon dried shrimp, fried with little oil |
8 fresh birds eye chiles, sliced |
1 tablespoon fish sauce |
1 tablespoon lime juice |
1 tablespoon brown sugar or 1 tablespoon palm sugar |
1 tablespoon roasted peanuts, pounded coarsely |
1 tablespoon roasted cashew nuts |
fresh long beans, cut into 2 inch |
cabbage |
Directions:
1. Pound garlic until fine.
2. Add garlic, lime juice, fish sauce,brown sugar in a bowl.
3. Mix well.
4. Add papaya, tomato wedges and chili into a big mixing bowl.
5. Stir in the garlic mixture into papaya bowl (item 3).
6. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
7. It should be mixture of sweet, sour and salty.
8. Toss in dried shrimp, groundnut and cashew nut.
9. Served with long beans, cabbage or other raw vegetables.
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