Balinese Young Papaya Soup

• 350 gr young/green papaya, cut into long matchsticks
• 100 gr meat, cut to taste
• 1/2 tsp tamarind, dissolved in a little water
• 2 red chillies, thinly sliced
• 1 section galangal, crushed
• 2 stalks lemongrass, crushed
• 1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 lime leaves
• 700 ml water
• to taste Salt
• 9 shallots
• 5 cloves garlic
• 7 cayenne peppers
• 2 cm turmeric
• 2 cm ginger
• 3 cm kencur
• 3 candlenuts, toasted
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp dried shrimp paste
• 1 tbsp fried shallots
• 1 sprig basil, pull off leaves

1. Use water to boil the meat until tender and set aside.
2. Saute ground spices, galangal, lemongrass, bay leaves and lime leaves until fragrant.
3. Add the seasoning into the meat stew, add sliced papaya.
4. Cook until papaya is soft.
5. Add tamarind water, palm sugar, and salt.
6. Adjust taste, add red pepper and turn off the heat.
7. Serve the vegetables with a sprinkling of fried shallot and basil.

green papaya, meat, tamarind, red chillies, section galangal, stalks lemongrass, sugar, bay leaves, lime leaves, water, salt, shallots, garlic, cayenne peppers, turmeric, ginger, kencur, candlenuts, coriander, pepper, shrimp paste, shallots, basil

Taken from cookpad.com/uk/recipes/319991-balinese-young-papaya-soup (may not work)