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Green papaya salad, called tam som (Lao: ຕໍາສົ້ມ) or tam maak hoong (Lao: ຕໍາໝາກຫຸ່ງ, pronounced [tàm.maːk.hūŋ]) is a spicy salad made from shredded unripe papaya. Originating from ethnic Lao people, it is also eaten throughout Southeast Asia. Thai green papaya salad, which in Thailand is known as as 'som tam' (ส้มตำ), is one of the most commonly available and most popularly consumed dishes in all of Thailand. Originating in the northeastern part of Thailand (Isaan), bordering the country of Laos, the dish is a staple for the entire.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook som tum (thai green papaya salad) using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Som tum (Thai green papaya salad):
- Make ready Vegetables:
- Prepare 1 small green papaya, peeled and shredded
- Prepare 2 carrots, shredded
- Make ready 1/2 cucumber, shredded (optional)
- Get 2 teaspoons dried shrimp (optional, or leave out for a vegetarian alternative)
- Take Sauce:
- Make ready 3-4 red or green bird’s eye chillies or 5-7 finger chillies (more mild)
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves
- Take 3 tablespoons palm sugar (or granulated sugar)
- Get 2 yard-long beans (or green beans), cut into 2.5cm (optional)
- Take 4 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- Make ready Juice of 2 fresh lime (or tamarind paste mixed with water)
- Get 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (or 2 teaspoons salt or light soya sauce)
- Prepare Garnish:
- Prepare Handful salted or roasted peanuts (optional)
This Thai recipe was adapted for. Thai recipe for Green Papaya Salad. How it's really made in Thailand. The two most popular types of green papaya salad have either dried shrimp or salted crab.
Steps to make Som tum (Thai green papaya salad):
- Prepare all of the ingredients, shred the green papaya, carrots and cucumber (optional) using a shredder. Cut the beans (optional) tomatoes and lime and set aside.
- In a pestle and mortar roughly pound and bash the chillies and garlic together. Add the palm sugar, beans (optional), tomatoes and dried shrimp (optional). Then lightly pound all the ingredients together to combine.
- Squeeze in lime juice (or tamarind paste mixture) and fish sauce. Again lightly pound (avoid over bashing the ingredients). Add the sauce to the mixing bowl with the green papaya, carrot and cucumber (optional). Mix with a spoon to combine and incorporate all of the ingredients and taste. Tip: it should be sweet, salty and also have a sharp, sour and spicy tang (adjust as needed, add more lime for tang, sugar for sweetened, fish sauce for saltiness etc).
- Transfer the somtum salad into a serving bowl. Garnish and sprinkle over the peanuts (optional).
How it's really made in Thailand. The two most popular types of green papaya salad have either dried shrimp or salted crab. Green papaya salad with dried shrimp and peanuts is called som tum thai. Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum) - healthy Thai salad with shredded green papaya, long beans, peanuts and tomatoes. Papaya Salad or Som Tum (sometimes spelled as Som Tam) is a classic Thai salad.
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