Papaya Salad is the most pupular recipe in Thailand or well known as "Som Tam". If I have a chance, my friends and I will make an appointment to have "Som Tam" together. We called "Som Tam Party"!!!. This dish contains shredded green papaya, chopped green beans, tomatoes, dried prawns, chillies, and seasonings. The papaya salad is best served with sticky rice, Ground Pork Salad and Grilled Chicken - we love all of them.
Ingredients
- 1 fresh green papaya
- 5 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 5-6 Thai chilies
- 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup green beans, cut into one inch lengths
- 2 teaspoons of fish sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice or tamarind juice
- 2 tablespoons dried prawns
Cooking Instructions
- Peel the skin off of the papaya, then rinse with running water to remove the acid. The seeds are not used, remove it. Shred the papaya with a grater.
- Place garlic cloves, Thai chilies, green beans, and dried prawns in mortar and mash thoroughly with a pestle. (You can use a mixing bowl if you don't have mortar - but I think it's not OK when mixing.) Add the remaining ingredients and seasonings in the mortar and gently combine with the pestle and a spoon. Left them into a serving plate and garnish (as pleasure - I recommend slices of cucumber!!!).
Papaya Salad
Spicy Squid Salad
I love any recipes which made by seafood. Today I think of Spicy Squid Salad, this is my dinner menu... Let's come to cook in with me...
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/2-1 cup squid, cut into inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon shallot, sliced
- 2 tablespoons young ginger, shredded
- 1 tablespoon lemon glass, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 3-4 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon coarsely chilli
- garnishes (e.g. tomato, cucumber)
Cooking Instructions
In a boiling pan over high heat with chicken stock, scald the squid for a few minutes, overly long scalding will make them tough. Transfer the meat to a medium bowl, leaving most of the liquid behide.
Add all of the remaining ingredients into the bowl, stir to combine evering well.
Test and adjust seasoning as needed. (I prefer the sour flavour.) Left them into a serving plate and garnish (as pleasure - I recommend slices of cucumber and tomato!!!).
