Lao-Style Papaya Salad

Submitted by Pikake21

"From Phuket Thai Restaurant, in Hawai'i."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 medium garlic clove
• 2 medium fresh Thai chiles
• 2 cups shredded papayas (Thai papaya recommended)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered lengthwise

directions

1. Using a mortar and pestle, pound garlic and chiles until broken into small pieces.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Use a spoon to scrape the sides of the mortar and turn the ingredients.
4. Pound the papaya until it is limp and soft.
5. Taste and adjust the seasonings to a balance of sour, hot, salt and sweet.
6. Garnish with fresh ongchoi, in 4-inch pieces.

Reviews

[Zenserotonin]

I haven't tried this recipe yet because my thai cooking teacher is quite adamant that shrimp paste must never be added to a dish without being fried in a hot pan for at least a full minute. Can you make this dish without the shrimp paste?