Thai - Spicy Papaya

Spicy Papaya
Serves 3-4
Ingredients;
*Dried or fresh thai chilli peppers, 3-4
*Garlic, 2 cloves
-Sugar, 3 T
-Lime juice, ½-full lime
-Fish sauce, 4 T
-MSG, ½ t
-Papaya, 3-4 cups julienned
-Tomato, ½ portion cut into 1x1/2 chunks, Roman tomatoes preferred
-Yard long beans, ½ cup cut into 1” segments, if available

Add chilli peppers and garlic to mortar, smash well, add sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, and msg, mix well.

Add papaya tomatoes and beans to large mixing bowl, and make a cave in the middle.

Add muddled mix to papaya bowl, mix well and lightly smash tomatoes.

Mom likes to sometimes add the zest of a lime peel, or muddle small portion of a lime peel. You can also add carrots and peanuts.