Green-Papaya Salad
Serves: 5
Ally Shanahan
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
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Spice
49
Sweetness
51
Sourness
40
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Prep time (avg)
4.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
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Make sambal belacan: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F
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Wrap belacan tightly in foil and bake 10 minutes
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Open foil carefully and cool belacan to room temperature, about 15 minutes
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Crumble belacan into mini food processor and finely purée with chiles and sugar
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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F
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Wrap belacan tightly in foil and bake 10 minutes
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Open foil carefully and cool belacan to room temperature, about 15 minutes
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Crumble belacan into mini food processor and finely purée with chiles and sugar
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Make salad: Soak shrimp in 1 cup hot water in a bowl until soft, about 10 minutes
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While shrimp soak, stir together salt and 1 cup cold water until salt is dissolved, then add shallot and soak 5 minutes
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Drain shallot in a sieve and pat dry
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Drain shrimp in a colander and pat dry
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Pulse shrimp in cleaned mini processor until finely ground
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Peel, halve, and seed papaya (or cucumber)
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Cut into large pieces, then cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks with slicer
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Stir together lime juice, sugar, and 1 tablespoon sambal belacan in a large serving bowl until sugar is dissolved
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Add shrimp, shallot, and papaya, tossing to combine well
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Soak shrimp in 1 cup hot water in a bowl until soft, about 10 minutes
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While shrimp soak, stir together salt and 1 cup cold water until salt is dissolved, then add shallot and soak 5 minutes
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Drain shallot in a sieve and pat dry
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Drain shrimp in a colander and pat dry
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Pulse shrimp in cleaned mini processor until finely ground
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Peel, halve, and seed papaya (or cucumber)
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Cut into large pieces, then cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks with slicer
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Stir together lime juice, sugar, and 1 tablespoon sambal belacan in a large serving bowl until sugar is dissolved
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Add shrimp, shallot, and papaya, tossing to combine well
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*Available at Southeast Asian markets and templeofthai
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*Available at Southeast Asian markets and templeofthai
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