Thai Rice Noodle Salad (Tam Khanom Jeen, Tam Khao Pun)

Name: Thai Rice Noodle Salad (Tam Khanom Jeen, Tam Khao Pun)
Total time: 600 s
Yield: Serves 3-4 servings
Ingredients: 10.5 oz rice noodles (about 300 grams); 5 dried chilies; 5 fresh chilies; 10 small cloves Thai garlic; 8 cherry tomatoes or plum tomatoes; 2 tablespoons fish sauce (30 ml); 3 tablespoons fermented fish sauce (pla ra) (45 ml); 1/2 tablespoon coconut sugar (about 7 grams); 1 tablespoon lime juice (15 ml); 2 tablespoons tamarind juice (30 ml); 1 pinch MSG (optional); 9 small fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1.75 oz Vietnamese pork sausage, sliced as desired (about 50 grams); 1 wild olive (makok) (optional); 1-2 Thai eggplants, sliced

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จากหนองบัวลำภู

This dish uses the same ingredients as classic papaya salad, but swaps out the shredded papaya for rice noodles. It's packed with bold, spicy flavors!

จุไรรัตน์ ทาธิวัน((fb.Jurairat Thathiwan)) @cook_4670229

จากหนองบัวลำภู

This dish uses the same ingredients as classic papaya salad, but swaps out the shredded papaya for rice noodles. It's packed with bold, spicy flavors!

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Ingredients

10 minutes

Serves 3-4 servings

10.5 ozrice noodles (about 300 grams)
5dried chilies
5fresh chilies
10small cloves Thai garlic
8cherry tomatoes or plum tomatoes
2 tablespoonsfish sauce (30 ml)
3 tablespoonsfermented fish sauce (pla ra) (45 ml)
1/2 tablespooncoconut sugar (about 7 grams)
1 tablespoonlime juice (15 ml)
2 tablespoonstamarind juice (30 ml)
1 pinchMSG (optional)
9small fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
1.75 ozVietnamese pork sausage, sliced as desired (about 50 grams)
1wild olive (makok) (optional)
1-2Thai eggplants, sliced

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Peel and devein the shrimp, then rinse well. Soak briefly in soda water mixed with a splash of liquor (optional).
2

Pound the chilies and garlic together in a mortar and pestle until roughly crushed. Add the coconut sugar and pound until dissolved. Add the remaining seasonings (except the noodles, shrimp, and pork sausage) and gently pound to combine. Add the rice noodles and toss gently to mix. Taste and adjust seasoning for a spicy, tangy, and savory flavor. Finally, add the pork sausage and shrimp, toss to combine, and transfer to a plate. Serve with your favorite fresh vegetables.
3

Add the shrimp and pork sausage at the very end.
4

Transfer to a serving tray and it's ready to serve.
5

Add fresh garlic chives for extra flavor.
6

Pick fresh vegetables from your garden or yard to serve alongside.