Lao-Style Papaya Salad

• 1 medium garlic clove
• 2 medium fresh Thai chiles
• 2 cups shredded papayas (Thai papaya recommended)
• 1 12 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
• 12 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered lengthwise

1. Using a mortar and pestle, pound garlic and chiles until broken into small pieces.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Use a spoon to scrape the sides of the mortar and turn the ingredients.
4. Pound the papaya until it is limp and soft.
5. Taste and adjust the seasonings to a balance of sour, hot, salt and sweet.
6. Garnish with fresh ongchoi, in 4-inch pieces.

garlic, chiles, papaya, fish sauce, shrimp, sugar, lime juice, tomatoes

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lao-style-papaya-salad-281661 (may not work)