NAM PRIK NOOM

FL040: OPTIONS
February 8, 2021

This is a thinner version of nam prik noom than customary. Refer to Nacho Commandment no. 3.

Goal: a spicy green chili salsa in the Thai style
Yield: about 2 cups

  • 5-6 long green chili peppers

  • 6 garlic cloves

  • 4 small or 2 large shallots

  • 2 teaspoons lime juice

  • 1/2 teaspoon palm sugar (white sugar or brown are fine substitutes here)

  • 3 sprigs cilantro

  • 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce

 

Char the chilis, garlic and shallots in a hot cast iron pan or comal until blackened on all sides. Remove and let cool for 5 minutes, then slip off the skins.

Pound the chilis, shallots, and garlic in a mortar until fairly smooth. Add the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and pound a couple more times. Scrape into a bowl and thin with water until pourable. Taste and adjust the salt.