GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
Green papaya salad is fundamental Thai food. You can eat it with balls of sticky rice, or with barbecued meats like they do in the Isaan region.
Provided by Kris Yenbamroong
Categories Thailand Los Angeles Papaya Peanut Side Salad Backyard BBQ Green Bean Carrot Lime Juice
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a saucepan, combine the fish sauce and coconut sugar and cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar is melted and the sauce begins to thicken slightly. Remove from the heat and let the fish sauce syrup cool.
- Mortar and Pestle Method: Before you start throwing things in the mortar, arrange your mise en place in this order: garlic, chiles, green beans, carrot, green papaya, fish sauce syrup, lime juice, peanuts, and tomatoes. Hold the pestle in your dominant hand and a spoon in the other. Rather than pounding straight down, you're going to push the pestle down the sides of the mortar. Throw in the garlic and pound until it becomes a rough, pulpy mash. Add the chiles-pound them heavily if you prefer it spicy, or gently if you want it less spicy. Add the green beans, carrots, and green papaya, bruising lightly with the pestle and mixing with the spoon for about 10 seconds between each addition. Add the lime juice and fish sauce syrup, pound, and mix for another 10 seconds. Add the peanuts and tomatoes and repeat. Everything in the mortar other than the chiles and garlic should be bruised but intact. Don't overpound. If you want to mix a handful of other ingredients you can stir them in at this point, adjusting the seasoning as needed.
- Bowl Method: Combine the fish sauce syrup, lime juice, garlic, and chiles in a blender or food processor and blend until the garlic and chiles are totally pulverized. This is your som tum dressing and it can be refrigerated until you're ready to make the salad. In a mixing bowl, combine the papaya, carrots, and dressing. Using your hands, stir, mix, and squeeze the shredded salad to infuse the dressing and mimic the bruising of the mortar and pestle. Lightly crush the peanuts and toss in, along with the tomatoes. Transfer the salad to a plate and serve with sticky rice.
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Redur Shaqooli
[email protected]I made this salad for a potluck and it was a hit. Everyone loved it!
Isaac Donkor
[email protected]This salad is so refreshing and flavorful. I love the combination of the green papaya, carrots, and peanuts.
Fares Riad
[email protected]I've made this salad several times and it's always a winner. It's a great way to add some healthy greens to your diet.
Mike Dundee
[email protected]This salad is so easy to make and it's so delicious. I will definitely be making it again.
Maura Rubio
[email protected]I love the combination of the sweet and sour flavors in this salad.
joseph kihara
[email protected]This salad is a great way to use up green papaya. It's so delicious and healthy.
Ben Emma
[email protected]I made this salad for a potluck and it was a hit. Everyone loved it!
Terrill Bradford (The Demigod)
[email protected]This salad is so refreshing and flavorful. I love the combination of the green papaya, carrots, and peanuts.
Evagelos Varonos
[email protected]I've made this salad several times and it's always a winner. It's a great way to add some healthy greens to your diet.
Rj Basit
[email protected]This salad is so easy to make and it's so delicious. I love the combination of the sweet and sour flavors.
bridgett koketso
[email protected]I made this salad for my family and they loved it. It's a great way to use up green papaya, and it's so healthy and delicious.
Jonny Vicente Chavez
[email protected]This salad was a hit at my party! It's so refreshing and flavorful, and the green papaya gives it a nice crunch. I will definitely be making this again.