Green Papaya Salad (Goi Du Du)
Servings Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
1 to 1-1/2 pounds green papaya or green mango, peeled, halved lengthwise, and seeded juice of 2 limes or lemons 3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons sugar 2 red bird's eye or Thai chilies, seeded and julienned 1 tablespoon finely chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
4 sprigs cilantro, root ends and tough stems removed



1 Cut the papaya or mango into matchstick strips. Whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the papaya and chilies and toss until well combined. Let stand for 20 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate, sprinkle with peanuts, and garnish with cilantro.
2 VARIATION: Bring water to a boil in 2 separate saucepans over medium heat. Add 6 small to medium shrimp in one saucepan and cook until opaque, about 1 minute. Add a 4-ounce piece of pork tenderloin to the other saucepan and simmer until cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove the shrimp and run under cold water, then shell, cut in half lengthwise, and devein. When cool enough to handle, thinly slice the pork tenderloin against the grain. Proceed with step 1, tossing in the shrimp and pork tenderloin.

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