Green Papaya Thai Salad (Som-Tam Thai)

Name: Green Papaya Thai Salad (Som-Tam Thai)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup Green Papaya, shredded thin and long or chopped; 1/2 cup Carrot, shredded

Pakprawee @pakprawee

Thailand

Green papaya Thai salad (known in Thai as Som Tam) is an extremely popular dish in Thai cuisine. You can find green papaya salad everywhere throughout Thailand. An authentic Som Tam Thai that’s easy to make and balances all the flavors of sweet, spicy, salty, ...

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Ingredients

45 mins

2 people

1 1/2 cupGreen Papaya, shredded thin and long or chopped
1/2 cupCarrot, shredded
1 Garlic, Clove
4-5 Chillies
6-7 Long green bean (cut into 1 inch lengths)
3-4 Tomatoes, big chopped
1-2 tbsps Lime juice
2 tbsps Fish-sauce
2 1/2 tbsps Sugar
Peanut, Roasted

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Steps

45 mins

1

In a mortar and pestle, pound the chilies and garlic until they're broken up. Add the long green beans and roasted peanuts, pounding only enough to break them up a little bit.
2

Add the shredded papaya, carrot, tomato, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce pounding until everything is thoroughly mixed together. This dish should taste sweet, sour, and a little bit salty, so you may need to add more sugar, lemon juice, or fish sauce to taste. Sprinkle some more roasted peanut. Som Tam is commonly served with roasted or grilled chicken and sticky rice and fresh cabbage or lettuce.
3

Note: If green papaya is not available you can use cucumbers or carrots or daikon radish mix sour fruit can cook it.