Som Tam

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5

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Course

    Salad

  • Cuisine

    Asian, Thai

Som Tam

There are several versions of the som tam salad in Thailand including some with fermented fish, pickled crab or with shrimp.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 green papaya (very firm and dark green)
  • 6 oz. Shrimp or 4 teaspoons dried small shrimps, small, fresh
  • 3 carrot coarsely grated
  • 6 cherry tomato
  • 2 tablespoons nam plaa sauce (or nuoc mam sauce)
  • lime juice juice of 3 limes
  • 2 tablespoons palm sugar
  • 6 tablespoons peanuts crushed, unsalted, roasted
  • 3 cloves garlic , crushed
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind juice
  • 3 red Thai chili peppers , coarsely chopped
  • cilantro few leaves, Thai

Instructions

  1. Peel and cut the papaya in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds.
  2. Rinse thoroughly with clean water to rid the fruit of its acidity. Grate papaya.
  3. Pound peppers and garlic with a pestle until reaching the consistency of a paste and mix with grated papaya and carrots
  4. Season with palm sugar, fish sauce, tamarind juice, and lemon juice.
  5. Add tomatoes and shrimps and mix well.
  6. Add peanuts and mix well again.
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