Papaya Salad [Som Tum] Thai Food

Papaya Salad Ingredients

shredded green papaya 2 cups
shredded carrot 1/2 cup
sting bean (cut into 1" long) 1/2 cup
fish sauce 2 tablespoons
palm sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons
lime juice 3 tablespoons
tomato (wedged) 1/2 cup
dried shrimps 1/3 cup
peanuts 1/4 cup
green chilie 10
cloves fresh garlic 5
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Papaya Salad Preparations
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1. Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing.
2. Add sugar, continue beating with the prestle, then add the papaya, carrot, sting bean, fish sauce, lime juice, tomato, and peanuts. Continue beating until all ingredients mixed well.
3. Finally, season with sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The original taste this dish should be the balance taste between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.
4. Serve with vegetables (e.g. cabbage, string bean, napa, etc.). Thai people love to eat Sticky Rice with Papaya Salad. In this case, sticky rice can be served together with finished Papaya Salad.

Stir Fry Crab with Roasted Chili Paste Recipe(Pu Phat Nam Phrik Phao) Thai Food

Thai Food INGREDIENTS:

serrated crabs 2

two-inch lengths of spring onion 50 grams

red spur chilies sliced diagonally 5

crushed garlic cloves 5

roasted chili paste 2.5 tbsp

light soy sauce 1 tbsp

oyster sauce 1 tbsp

soup stock 1/2 cup

cooking oil 3 tbsp

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Thai Food PREPARATION:

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1. Clean and wash the crabs. Cut the bodies into quarters; crack the craws.

2. Heat the oil in a wok. When hot, fry the garlic and spur chili, and when fragrant, add the crab and stock and continue stir frying until the crab is done.

3. Add the roasted chili paste and the soy sauce and oyster sauces, stir to mix thoroughly, add the spring onion, and remove from heat.