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Som tam recipe
Green papaya pounded sharp and hot.
Ingredients
- 400 g green papaya
- 4 long beans
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 40 g roasted peanuts
- 2 tbsp dried shrimp
- 2 garlic
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 2 limes
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
How to make Som tam
- Pound the garlic and chilli to a rough paste in a large mortar.
- Add the palm sugar, lime juice and fish sauce and pound to dissolve. Taste, equal parts sour, hot, salty, sweet.
- Bruise the beans and tomatoes, then add the shredded papaya and pound gently while turning, so it drinks the dressing without turning to mush.
- Fold in the peanuts and dried shrimp. Eat at once.
What is Som tam?
Som tam is a traditional dish from Thailand, and takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. It is built around green papaya and roasted peanuts. The recipe below uses 9 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Som tam take?
At 20 minutes it is quicker than 99% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 4 dishes built on green papaya. The method runs to 4 steps.
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