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Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam) is a home-style recipe made with Long Beans Chopped Into, Lemon Juice, and Light Soy Sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 oz
• 2 tbsp
• 3 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method 4 oz Green papaya 1 Garlic clove 3 sm Red or green chilis 1 tb Roast peanuts 1 oz Long beans -- chopped into - 1-inch (2.

2. 2

   Chopped into segments 2 lg Chinese cabbage leaves

3. 3

   Peel the outer skin from the green papaya and finely shred the flesh on a cheese grater or chop very finely into long thin shreds.

4. 4

   Set aside.

5. 5

   In a mortar, lightly puond the garlic, add the chilis and lightly pound while occasionally stirring with a spoon to prevent the resulting paste from thickening.

6. 6

   Add the long beans and slightly bruise them.

7. 7

   Add the shredded papaya, lightly pound and stir until all the ingredients are blended together.

8. 8

   Add the lemon juice, soy sauce and sugar and stir into the mixture.

9. 9

   Finally add the tomato, stirring once.

10. 10

    Arrange the Chinese cabbage leaves on a serving dish and turn the yam on to them.

11. 11

    This dish is especially good with sticky rice.