Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)

Name: Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp garlic (, roughly chopped (10 normal or 4 large garlic cloves); 6 bird eye chillies, (, roughly chopped with seeds (use fewer for less spicy, Note 1); 6 tbsp dried shrimp (Note 2); 1 cup palm sugar (, grated using standard box grater, loosely packed (Note 3); 1/2 cup lime juice; 1/2 cup fish sauce; 1 cup roasted peanuts (, unsalted); 20 snake beans (, cut in 5cm/2" pieces (raw, Note 4); 3 cups grape tomato (, cut in half (~400g / 14oz); 500g / 4 cups green papaya (, shredded, TIGHTLY packed cups (~1 medium, 2/3 large, Note 5); 1/2 cup Thai basil leaves (Note 6)

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Total Time

25 minutes

Prep Time

25 minutes

Rating

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 tbsp garlic (, roughly chopped (10 normal or 4 large garlic cloves)
6 bird eye chillies, (, roughly chopped with seeds (use fewer for less spicy, Note 1)
6 tbsp dried shrimp (Note 2)
1 cup palm sugar (, grated using standard box grater, loosely packed (Note 3)
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cup fish sauce
1 cup roasted peanuts (, unsalted)
20 snake beans (, cut in 5cm/2" pieces (raw, Note 4)
3 cups grape tomato (, cut in half (~400g / 14oz)
500g / 4 cups green papaya (, shredded, TIGHTLY packed cups (~1 medium, 2/3 large, Note 5)
1/2 cup Thai basil leaves (Note 6)

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Step 1

Crush peanuts: Place peanuts in a mortar and pestle. Pound lightly to break them up into largish pieces, not into powder. Transfer to bowl.

Step 2

Garlic and chilli paste: Place garlic and chilli in the mortar. Pound into a paste. Add shrimp and pound to crush them – no need to grind them to a paste.

Step 3

Dressing: Stir in palm sugar, lime and fish sauce until sugar dissolves. Pour Dressing into a large bowl.

Step 4

Bruise snake beans: Add snake beans to mortar (in batches if needed). Pound to bruise, split and soften (they are raw, so they need to be bashed to soften). Add to Dressing.

Step 5

Crush tomato: Grab handfuls of tomato, crush with your hands then add into the bowl.

Step 6

Add papaya: Add papaya and 3/4 of the peanuts. Toss well with 2 wooden spoons or tongs.

Step 7

Serve immediately (Note 7): Once everything is coated in Dressing, immediately pile up onto plates. Spoon over some dressing (there will be a bit of dressing still left in the bowl, that's normal). Garnish with Thai basil leaves, sprinkle with remaining peanuts. Serve immediately (Note 7).