Som Tam (Chayote)

Ingredients

• 1 chayote
• 1/2 corn
• 5 shrimp
• parsley
• fried shallots
• (som tam sauce) 2 cloves garlic
• fish sauce
• coconut sugar
• pepperoncino
• cherry tomatoes and lemon juice

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Steps

1. 01

   Score the shrimp and blanch thoroughly in boiling water.

2. 02

   Cut the corn lengthwise and torch it.

3. 03

   Julienne the chayote with a mandoline made for som tam.

4. 04

   (Keeping the sauce mild since it's breakfast) In a mixing bowl, pound 2 cloves garlic, 1T fish sauce, 1T coconut sugar, and 3 pepperoncino, then add 3 cherry tomatoes and 2T lemon juice and pound a bit more.

5. 05

   Add the prepared chayote, parsley, and shrimp to the mixture from step 4 and toss well.

6. 06

   Plate the som tam, top with the corn, a little som tam sauce, and finish with fried shallots~

7. 07

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8. 08

   Q. I want som tam right now.