Whilst Louise is learning to cook me and the boys jumped in a taxi and went of to nearby waterfalls for the day. (See pictures) turquoise crystal clear deep pools, jumps, swings, climbs, lots of bikinis - boys stuff.
Afterwards whilst waiting for a taxi we stopped for my favorite meal meal, skewered chicken (or fish) on a stick, sticky rice, green papaya salad ……..and a quart of Laos Beer.
So this is how you make a Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Use a big mortar and pestle
Chuck in a few small dried garlic cloves, leave husks on
Couple of dried red chilli’s
Spoon of Palm sugar (she used normal sugar)
A pinch of shrimp paste
Fish sauce (about 2 tablespoons)
Grind to a rough texture
Squeeze in juice of 1 or 2 small sweet limes and then roughly cut and add the rinds
Cut up and add a few rose tomatoes
Some baby dried shrimps if you like
Some roasted peanuts
A few roughly broken long green beans
*Skin and grate up enough green pawpaw for a good helping
Grind it all together so tomatoes kind of break up and all juices start flowing together nicely
Finding the Paw Paw is part of the planning, in SA we normally steal one from Justine and Marks tree which overhangs my parents balcony. If you jab a fork in and milk comes out its ready, it must be green and firm. Don’t fall out the tree now.
Sticky rice is easy, buy it from the Chinese shop, read the instructions.
Afterwards whilst waiting for a taxi we stopped for my favorite meal meal, skewered chicken (or fish) on a stick, sticky rice, green papaya salad ……..and a quart of Laos Beer.
So this is how you make a Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Use a big mortar and pestle
Chuck in a few small dried garlic cloves, leave husks on
Couple of dried red chilli’s
Spoon of Palm sugar (she used normal sugar)
A pinch of shrimp paste
Fish sauce (about 2 tablespoons)
Grind to a rough texture
Squeeze in juice of 1 or 2 small sweet limes and then roughly cut and add the rinds
Cut up and add a few rose tomatoes
Some baby dried shrimps if you like
Some roasted peanuts
A few roughly broken long green beans
*Skin and grate up enough green pawpaw for a good helping
Grind it all together so tomatoes kind of break up and all juices start flowing together nicely
Finding the Paw Paw is part of the planning, in SA we normally steal one from Justine and Marks tree which overhangs my parents balcony. If you jab a fork in and milk comes out its ready, it must be green and firm. Don’t fall out the tree now.
Sticky rice is easy, buy it from the Chinese shop, read the instructions.
See picture of chicken on stick, chicken cut up Chinese style loaded with one of Cape Herbs mixes or your favorite MSG concoction like in Thailand, baste with some peanut oil. Cook very slowly over coals. Slice the flesh into thick slices but leave on the bone, serves with a couple of limes.
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