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Gai Yang & Som Tam (Thai Grilled Chicken with Papaya Salad)

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One meal for 2 adults + 2 kids; eat fresh. Marinade blended in the bowl; som tam pounded in your mortar.
Kids: Kid portion is half; same full-flavour dish.
Ingredients
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 8 cloves garlic (marinade)
- 1 bunch coriander with roots
- 1 tbsp white peppercorns
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1.2 kg (about 7½ cups diced) chicken thigh fillets, bone-in or boneless
- 3 cloves garlic (som tam)
- 3 bird's eye chillies
- 2 tbsp dried shrimp
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 6 snake beans, 3 cm
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 400 g (about 2⅔ cups shredded) green papaya, shredded
- 2 tbsp lime juice + 2 tbsp fish sauce + 1 tbsp coconut sugar + 1 tsp tamarind
- sticky rice
Steps
- Put lemongrass, 8 garlic, coriander roots + stems, 1 tbsp white pepper in the bowl. Blitz. 10 sec/speed 8
- Add 3 tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp soy, 2 tbsp coconut sugar. Mix. Rub into 1.2 kg (about 7½ cups diced) chicken, 30 min to overnight. 5 sec/speed 4
- Grill on barbecue or grill pan over medium 12–15 min, turning, until charred and cooked.
- Som tam in the mortar: pound 3 garlic + chillies, then dried shrimp + peanuts, bruise beans + tomatoes, add dressing, then papaya, pound and turn.
- Serve with sticky rice (Varoma, see Larb Gai) and the remaining coriander.
- Portion & store: makes ~3 adult portions (~250 g chicken + salad + rice); a kid portion is half. Eat straight away. Fridge Eat fresh; freezer Raw marinated chicken 3 months.
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