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Green Papaya Salad with Pork Skin - Flavourfully Good
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Green Papaya Salad with Pork Skin

Cambodian Green papaya salad in Khmer we called "Nhoam Lahong." It's similar to "Bok Lahong." But the difference is that we do not need to pound the green papaya in mortar and pestle; instead, we combine the ingredients with chopsticks, forks, or spoons; how simple and easy it is! It's a tasty late-afternoon snack that people enjoy.
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Asian, Cambodian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Sweet and sour fish sauce:
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 chili pepper (optional)
Salad:
  • 1 medium green papaya
  • 1 small carrot
  • 200 g cooked pork skin
  • 200 g cooked shrimp
  • 1 package mint
  • 1 cup peanuts

Method
 

Sweet and sour fish sauce:
  1. First, mince one garlic clove and put into a small mixing bowl.
  2. Add vinegar, fish sauce, water, sugar, and sliced chili pepper, then stir until dissolved. Set aside.
Salad:
  1. Peel the green papaya skin and remove the seeds, then rinse well and drain.
  2. Use a shredder to shred the papaya, and place into a basket that filled with water.
  3. Peel off the carrot skin, and shred. Place it in the same basket with shredded green papaya. Wash them twice and drain well. To make them crunchy, place them in a large container and cover with ice cubes. Keep in the refrigerator until serving time.
  4. Unpack a package of mint and pick the leaves off the stems, then wash well with water, and drain. Set aside.
  5. Roast a cup of peanut on medium-low heat until crispy, then roughly pound and put in a small bowl, set aside.
  6. In a medium pot, bring enough amount of water to a boil, put the shrimp, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until well done. Drain and set aside.
  7. In the same boiling water, put the raw pork skin in, and cook until it is tender. Then thinly slice, and set aside.
Serving:
  1. For serving, put all the prepared ingredients together in a serving dish or bowl, shredded green papaya and carrot, cooked pork skin, shrimp, mint, peanut.
  2. Pour in the sweet and sour fish sauce, mix all to combine and serve.
  3. Enjoy!