SOMTAM SALAD WITH PRAWNS

SOMTAM SALAD WITH PRAWNS

INGREDIENT

Shredded papaya (raw)   400 Gms

Peeled Garlic                      50 gm

Fresh red Chilly                  4 no’s

Cherry Tomatoes               5 pcs

Palm Sugar                          ¼ cup

Lime Juice                           ½ Tabs

Fish Sauce                           1 Tabs

Crushed Peanut                  ½ Tabs

Dried Shrimp                       1 tabs

Boiled Prawn                      40gm

Rice Noodles boiled           100 gm

Cocktail Sauce                     2 Tabs

METHOD:

* Roughly crush a small handful of unsalted peanuts with mortar and pestle. Set aside. Wipe the mortar and pestle clean.

* Peel the papaya, shred it with a shredder to thin strips and soak them in cold water while you prepare the marination.

MISE IN PLACE:

* Take the chilies and peeled garlic and give them a gentle bash with mortar and pestle. You still ought to see bits and pieces, not a puree. Add the shrimp and continue bashing. Add the crushed peanuts and mix well.

* Add the liquid palm sugar, tomatoes, beans, lime juice and fish sauce. Continue to lightly bash, shift with the spoon, and mix a little more.

* Add the shredded papaya, boiled rice noodles and continue bashing, but not too hard just enough so the mixture soaks up the flavors.

* Boil the prawns, Mix it with cocktail sauce and place it on the top of the salad.

* Serve cold, sprinkle some crushed peanuts on top. Garnish with Coriander leaf.