Tum som Isaan recipe | Gourmet Traveller

Ingredients

• 5 red birdseye chillies, or to taste
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 small green papaya, shredded
• 6 snake beans, cut into 6cm lengths, plus extra to serve
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 tbsp ground preserved fish sauce
• Juice of 4 limes, or to taste
• 60 ml fish sauce, or to taste (¼ cup)
• 30 gm light palm sugar, crushed
• 2 tbsp dried shrimp
• To serve: roasted peanuts (optional)