THAI-STYLE GREEN PAPAYA SALAD SOM TAM

Yield: 10 portions

Ingredient Amount

Garlic cloves 8 ea.

Thai chiles, stems removed 3 ea.

Shrimp, dried, small 3 Tbsp.

Tamarind pulp 1/4 Cup

Lime juice 1/4 Cup

Fish sauce 6 Tbsp.

Sugar, palm 3 Tbsp.

Long beans, cut in 1 1/2" lengths 2 Cups

Papaya, green, julienne 5 Cups

Carrot, julienne 1 Cup

Peanuts, pan toasted, chopped roughly 1/2 Cup

Tomato, cherry, cut in half 12 ea.

Method

1. Roughly chop garlic and Thai chilies together. Chop dried shrimp to break them up, combine with garlic and chilies, transfer to large stainless steel bowl..

2. To the bowl, add the tamarind juice, lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar. Stir to mix, then add long beans. Pound a few times to bruise beans then add the julienne green papaya and carrot.

3. Stir to mix, then pounding with one hand and stirring with the other, bruise the vegetables lightly and mix them with the flavoring and seasonings.

4. Add the tomato pieces at the end, bruise lightly and stir to incorporate.

5. Taste and adjust as needed with more fish sauce, lime juice or palm sugar. Allow to marinate 30 minutes before serving