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Thum Mak Hoong Lao Papaya Salad
The famous and spicy Lao papaya salad that doesn't skip out on the funk.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Pinch of salt
- 1 Garlic
- 3 fresh bird eye chili
- 3 dried bird eye chili
- 1 tsp shrimp paste
- 1 tsp crab paste
- 4 tbsp Luang Prabang padaek
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 4 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp salted crab sauce
- 15 cherry tomato
- 1/2 whole lime
- 3 cups shredded papaya
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the papaya: peel, wash, fuk, and set aside
- 2
In a mortar and pestle, add pinch of salt, garlic, and peppers, then smash.
- 3
Add the shrimp paste and crab paste
- 4
then mix together
- 5
Add the padaek, fish sauce, tamarind, sugar, crab sauce and mix.
- 6
Add papaya to mortar
- 7
Slice tomatoes in half and gently smash into sauce and add lime and mix.
- 8
Mix and smash