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Lao Papaya Salad Recipe (Thum Mak Hoong)
Thum mak hoong, an easy Lao papaya salad recipe, offers an authentic taste with a flavorful dressing made from fermented fish sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 124 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Laos
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 dried chilies add to taste
- 2 Chilies add to taste
- 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
- 1/2 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon MSG
- 1/2 lime
- 1.5 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2.5 tablespoons fermented fish sauce
- 7 ounces green papaya shredded
- 0.7 ounces yard long beans
- 4 small tomatoes
Instructions
- Pound garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle.
- Pound in the shrimp paste, palm sugar, and MSG.
- Mix in the dressing sauces: fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, lime juice, and tamarind paste.
- Toss in sliced yard-long beans and shredded green papaya. Pound to mix and lightly bruise the beans.
- Lastly, add sliced tomatoes and mix everything one last time. Serve immediately with sticky rice.
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- You need a mortar and pestle to make this recipe.
- Taste-test and aim for a balance of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy.
Nutrition Information
Calories
124kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
817mg
(34%)
Potassium
483mg
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
1602IU
(32%)
Vitamin C
133mg
(148%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 124kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 817mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 483mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 1602IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 133mg | 148% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.