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.

Chicken Somtam Salad with Rice Noodles

CHICKEN SOMTAM SALAD WITH RICE NOODLES

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 Tbs

Fish Sauce                           1 Tbs

Crushed Peanut                  ½ Tbs

Dried Shrimp                       1 tbs

Grilled Chicken Satay         3 no’s

Rice Noodles boiled           100 gm

BASIC MISE IN PLACE 

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.

* 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.

* Grill the Chicken satay, Place it on the top of the salad.

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