Thai•healthy
Som Tam Pla Ra
Enjoy a light lunch or dinner with this som tam pla ra recipe, a quick and easy Thai papaya salad made with fermented fish sauce for an authentic taste.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 fresh chilies (to taste)
- 4 dried chilies (to taste)
- 4 yard long beans (cut into 1-inch sized pieces)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons fermented fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1/2 lime (sliced)
- 5 small tomatoes (halved)
- 2 cups shredded papaya
Instructions
- 1
Pound the dried and fresh chilies with garlic using a mortar and pestle.
- 2
Toss and lightly bruise the beans with the pounded ingredients in your mortar.
- 3
Add fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, palm sugar, tamarind paste, lime juice, and lime peel. Blend well with your pestle.
- 4
Add tomatoes and shredded papaya. Gently mix the dressing with the other ingredients. Serve immediately and enjoy!