Som Tum Thai Green Papaya Salad
If you've never made a Thai Green Papaya Salad, this is the one to make. It's sweet, sour, salty, and spicy, and topped with toasted peanuts for extra crunch.
Traditionally, this salad is made in a mortar and pestle to bring out all the flavors and juices and combine everything well. If you don't have one, you can use a flat-bottomed bowl and the end of a sturdy wooden spoon.
Often served with sticky rice or grilled meats. If you're making sticky rice, you need to soak the rice for three hours, up to overnight. The cooking details are below.
Ingredients 11
10 shrimp, dried
2 bird's eye chillies, stems removed
2 cloves garlic, peeled
150 g green beans, trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
40 g palm sugar
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
50 ml fish sauce
100 ml lime juice
300 g green papaya, peeled and shredded
To Serve
50 g peanuts, toasted
200 g sticky rice, optional
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Method 7
To Make Papaya Salad
Prepare the ingredients. Remove the green stalks from the , peel the , trim the and cut them into 1-inch pieces, halve the . Peel and grate or julienne the . Set all the ingredients aside to assemble the salad.
In a mortar and pestle or flat bottomed bowl add the and use the pestle or wooden spoon to lightly pound.
Add , , and , then lightly pound just to breakdown everything down.
Add and , gently pounding just to dissolve sugar.
Add and , mix together (use a spoon to help combine ingredients), then add and mix with again just to bruise the fruit.
Transfer onto a plate and top with .
To Cook Sticky Rice Optional
In a mixing bowl, add and wash it until the water runs clear. Then, add enough water to submerge the rice and soak for at least 3 hours or overnight. To cook the sticky rice, transfer the soaked rice to a steamer. For steamers with large holes, use a cooking cloth to line the steamer. Steam for 15-20 minutes until the rice is tender and fully cooked.
Songkran Fa-A-Loon's tips
The purpose of using a mortar and pestle is to break down the chili, garlic, shrimp, and green beans. Once that texture is achieved, the rest of the ingredients, dressing, and salad components can be added to a big bowl and tossed together.
