Receta Yam Samun Phrai
If you love som tam then you should also try this salad from Northern Thailand, the Yam Samun Phrai. Yam Samun Phrai like any Thai salads is a very tasty one, so tasty you will think a rice can accompany it, made with carrots, daikon radish, onion, different herbs and spices with minced pork and dried shrimp drenched in a salty sour and sweet dressing it’s an explosion of flavours. I still remember the first time I made this as I saw this recipe on a travel show called The Hairy Bikers when they had this Asian Adventure, it was on their Northern Thailand trip where I was introduced to this dish. In that episode they went to some remote place near Chiang Mai and enjoyed some indigenous dishes like this. If I am correct I think they had enjoyed this one with some wild pig curry and what’s even better the ingredients of the dishes prepared on that episode was foraged and hunted in the forest nearby.While New Zealand have lots of forest I guess I will not forage for our ingredients today as most of it are available in Asian shops while it may not be authentic as the one on the TV show I bet this will be as close as it can be. How about you have you ever tried this salad?Yam Samun Phrai Save PrintPrep time Cook time Total time Serves: 2-3IngredientsPork and Dried Shrimp3 tbsp dried shrimp50 g minced porkfish sauceoilDressing1 tbsp palm sugar2 tbsp water1 tbsp fish sauce1½ lime juice1 tbsp coconut milkSalad1½ cup julienned carrots¾ cup julienned daikon radish½ white onion, thinly sliced1 thumb sized white turmeric, peeled and julienned1 tsp thinly sliced Kaffir lime leaves1 tsp chopped cilantro2 red chillies, thinly sliced2 tsp thinly sliced Thai basil1 tbsp thinly sliced lemon grass, white part2 tbsp roasted peanuts1 tbsp crispy fried shallots1 tsp toasted sesame seeds, plus more to garnishInstructionsPork and Dried ShrimpIn a small pan heat oil then add the dried shrimps, cook in medium heat until fragrant and crispy. Remove shrimps then set it aside.Add the pork then cook until it is brown in colour and cooked through. Add the shrimps back then season with fish sauce. Set this mixture aside.DressingIn a small sauce pan combine palm sugar and water, simmer in low heat until palm sugar is completely dissolved. Let this cool.Once sugar mixture has cooled down mix in the fish sauce, lime juice and coconut milk. Pour this mixture into the Pork and Dried Shrimp. Set this aside.SaladCombine all salad in a bowl together with the seasoned Pork and Dried Shrimp, toss to combine then top it with more toasted sesame seeds then serve.3.5.3208 Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...