Green papaya salad is hugely popular throughout Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos, If you are in Cambodia, this tasty dish is called Bok Lahong (pounded papaya in Khmer); if you are in Vietnam, it is called Goi Du Du (pronounced “guy dodo”); and it is a common dish in Thailand, where it is known as Som Tam.
Ingredients :
Dressing:
4 Thai chili peppers
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 tsp shrimp paste
1 tsp crab paste
3 T salted crab
1 1/2 T Thai fish sauce
Juice of 1 fresh lime
1/4 C tamarind concentrate
3 T palm sugar, stirred into 1/3 C of water
1 1/2 C cherry tomatoes, cut in half
Salad:
2 C green papaya, finely cut strips
1 C unripe mango, thinly cut strips
2 T crushed peanuts
1/2 C carrot, shredded
1/2 C apple, thinly cut strips
1 C cucumber, shredded
Directions
Dressing:
In a mortar, crush chili peppers. Add garlic, shrimp and crab paste, salted crab, fish sauce, lime juice, tamarind and sugar water. Mix well. Add tomatoes and lightly muddle into mix.
Salad:
Place papaya, mango, carrot, apple and cucumber in a bowl. Add peanuts and dressing and gently toss the salad. Serve chilled.
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