Lao Papaya Salad Recipe (Thum Mak Hoong)
Thum mak hoong, an easy Lao papaya salad recipe, offers an authentic taste with a flavorful dressing made from fermented fish sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 dried chilies, add to taste
- 2 chilies, add to taste
- 1 tsp shrimp paste
- 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
- 1/2 tsp MSG
- 1/2 lime
- 1 1/2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 1/2 tbsp fermented fish sauce
- 1 1/2 cups or 7 oz green papaya, shredded
- 1/4 cup yard long beans, sliced
- 4 small tomatoes, halved or quartered
Instructions
- Pound garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle.
- Pound in the shrimp paste, palm sugar, and MSG.
- Mix in the dressing sauces: fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, lime juice, and tamarind paste.
- Toss in sliced yard-long beans and shredded green papaya. Pound to mix and lightly bruise the beans.
- Lastly, add sliced tomatoes and mix everything one last time. Serve immediately with sticky rice.
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- You need a mortar and pestle to make this recipe.
- Taste-test and aim for a balance of salty, sweet, sour, and spicy.
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 817mg | Potassium: 483mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 1602IU | Vitamin C: 133mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg
