Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad)
Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, som tum (thai green papaya salad). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook som tum (thai green papaya salad) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad):
  1. Make ready 100 grams Papaya (unripe), julienned
  2. Take 1 clove Garlic
  3. Get 1 tbsp Dried shrimps
  4. Take 4 Green beans (fresh)
  5. Take 3 Cherry tomatoes
  6. Get 1 1/2 tbsp ● Fish sauce
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp ● Lemon or lime juice
  8. Take 1/2 tsp ● Soft light brown sugar
  9. Prepare 1/2 tsp ● Red chili pepper (ground)
  10. Make ready 1 tbsp Peanuts
Steps to make Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad):
  1. Soak the dried shrimp in 1 tablespoon of lukewarm water (not listed) to soften. (Don't discard this soaking water!)
  2. Wash the green papaya, peel, deseed, and julienne. Soak in water briefly to remove the bitterness.
  3. Crush the peanuts.
  4. Crush the garlic, add the rehydrated shrimp, and pound. When they are mashed, add the fresh green beans that were cut into 3 cm long pieces, and pound further.
  5. Add the crushed peanuts and red chili pepper, then add the drained papaya. Pound and mix altogether until the papaya is wilted.
  6. Combine the fish sauce, water from rehydrating the dried shrimp, and the lemon (lime) juice. Add to the mortar from Step 5, and lightly pound to let the flavors penetrate into the ingredients.
  7. Add the cherry tomatoes, and lightly pound and mix altogether. Serve on a plate, and it's done.
  8. I used ground red chili pepper this time. You can use fresh green chili pepper, or dried red chili pepper.

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