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The dish's story
A MICHELIN Bib Gourmand Isaan restaurant celebrated for its fiery som tum (green papaya salad) and northeastern Thai dishes such as larb and grilled meats.
📋 Tripadvisor🍴 Traditional Isaan / Thai recipe — Somtum Khun Kan
📋 recipe source: Coley CooksIngredients
- • fresh lime juice 5 tbsp
- • palm sugar or light brown sugar 3 tbsp
- • fish sauce 3 tbsp
- • garlic, minced 3 cloves
- • crushed red chili flakes 1/2 tsp
- • green (unripe) papaya, peeled and seeded 1 medium (1-1.5 lb)
- • carrot, peeled 1 medium
- • green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 handful
- • tomato, cut into chunks 1 large
- • shallot, thinly sliced 1 medium
- • roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup
Method
- 1 Whisk the lime juice, palm sugar, fish sauce, garlic and chili flakes until the sugar dissolves.
- 2 Use a julienne peeler or mandoline to shred the green papaya and carrot into thin strands.
- 3 Toss the papaya and carrot in a large bowl with the green beans, tomato and shallot, then pour over the dressing and toss thoroughly (pound lightly with a pestle if you have one, to bruise the papaya).
- 4 Pile onto a platter and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts to serve.