Gỏi đu đủ khô bò
Green papaya salad with beef jerky
Gỏi đu đủ khô bò: Saigon green papaya salad with beef jerky, herbs and peanuts
Outside Saigon's schools and in the alleys off Hồ Con Rùa, carts piled with shredded green papaya sell gỏi đu đủ khô bò by the plate as an after-school or after-work snack. The papaya is crisp and cool, tossed with strips of sweet-spicy beef jerky, Thai basil and rau răm, then drowned in a thin, sweet fish-sauce dressing and finished with peanuts and a squirt of chilli sauce. It is lighter and sweeter than Thai som tam and never pounded. Chef's tip: soak the shredded papaya in iced salted water and dry it well; skip this and the salad is limp and the dressing tastes watery.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 ⅓ lb green papayapeeled, seeded and finely shredded
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 carrotfinely shredded
- 2 ⅞ oz Vietnamese beef jerky (khô bò)torn into thin strips
- 1 handful Thai basil leaves
- 1 handful Vietnamese coriander (rau răm)or mint
- 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanutsroughly crushed
For the dressing
- 2 ½ tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp lime juice
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 2 cloves garlicminced
- 2 red bird's-eye chillieschopped
- 1 tbsp Sriracha-style chilli sauce (optional)
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Toss 1 ⅓ lb green papaya with 1 tsp salt in a bowl of iced water and leave until the shreds feel crisp and springy.
10 minStep 2: Stir 2 ½ tbsp fish sauce, 3 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp lime juice and 3 tbsp warm water until the sugar dissolves, then add 2 cloves garlic and 2 red bird's-eye chillies. Taste: sweet first, then sour and salty.
3 minStep 3: Drain the papaya, squeeze out the water and spin or pat it very dry.
3 minStep 4: Toss the papaya with 1 carrot and half the dressing, then pile on plates.
1 minStep 5: Top with 2 ⅞ oz Vietnamese beef jerky (khô bò), 1 handful Thai basil leaves, 1 handful Vietnamese coriander (rau răm) and 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanuts, spoon over the rest of the dressing and add a squiggle of 1 tbsp Sriracha-style chilli sauce. Eat at once while crunchy.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 25 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gỏi đu đủ khô bò take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
- What can I use instead of vietnamese coriander (rau răm)?
- Flat-leaf parsley with a little mint.
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