Thai Papaya Salad - Som Tum

Ingredients for 4 portions

• 4 cups shredded green papaya
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 15 green chilies
• 2 cup sting bean (cut into 1"long)
• 10 cloves fresh garlic
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons palm sugar
• 6 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 cup tomato (wedged)
• 1 cup dried shrimps

Note: Regular sugar can be used instead of palm sugar

Thai Food Preparation

1. Use mortar and pestle to crush the chili and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing.

2. Add sugar, continue beating with the pestle, then add the papaya, carrot, sting bean, fish sauce, lime juice, tomato, and peanuts. Continue beating until all ingredients mixed well.

3. Finally, season with sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The original taste this dish should be the balance taste between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.

4. Serve with vegetables (e.g. cabbage, string bean, Napa, etc.). Thai people love to eat Sticky Rice with Papaya Salad. In this case, sticky rice can be served together with finished Papaya Salad.

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