Som Tam Isan
Som Tam Isan (Papaya Salad – Thai) Posted by WingsFan91 at recipegoldmine.com 11/15/2001 4:45 pm This is a typical isan (north east) dish. It can be made with or without the plara ...
Ingredients
- 1papaya (paw-paw) julienned
- 8to 10 cloves garlic, chopped coarsely,
- 2tomatoes, sliced thinly
- 1/2cuplong beans, cut into 1-inch pieces (thai long beans if possi
- 2teaspoonfish sauce
- 1/4cuptamarind juice
Directions
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Som Tam Isan (Papaya Salad – Thai) Posted by WingsFan91 at recipegoldmine.com 11/15/2001 4:45 pm This is a typical isan (north east) dish
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It can be made with or without the plara (pickled mud fish)
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Potential cook are warned: this ingredient mells foul! But it does taste nice
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Som tam is a basic "salad" style dish, eaten as a snack
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The pickled mud fish is sold in bottled form in AAsian markets: take some of the fish, add a little fish sauce, and place it in a muslin bag
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You can use the fish themselves, but they are raw, albeit pickled, and their is some risk from parasites
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If you use the fish paste itself I suggest you first microwave it to ensure it is safe to eat! If you are squeemish then sterilize the liquo
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If really squeemish, the ingredient is optional.) 1 papaya (paw-paw) julienned An equal quantity of red prik ki nu (birdseye or dynamite chi