Papaya Pok Pok

Som tam thai , Green papaya salad

Ingredients

10 hot chilies

5 cloves small garlic

1 1/2 tablespoons palm sugar

2 pods yard-long bean, cut into 1 inch long

4 cherry tomatoes (10-15 grams each), sliced into pieces

1 1/2 limes, cut into wedges

2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 1/2 cups green papaya, long shredded

2 tablespoons dried shrimps

2 tablespoons peanuts, roasted

cabbage for lining

fresh vegetables: Chinese cabbage, yard-long bean, cucumber

Praparation

1. In a mortar, coarsely pound hot chillies and garlic together. Add palm sugar, yard-long bean and tomato. Lightly pound to combine. Squeeze in lime juice and add fish sauce. Lighty pound again. Add green papaya, dried shrimps and peanuts. Pound and toss to combine.

2. Tranfer onto the bed of cabbage. Enjoy with fresh vegetables as preferred.

The origin of the article : Thai Spicy Salad , Bangkok city libary