This is another easy-to-make salad dish. This refreshing salad commonly includes ground pork, prawns and/or squid. Unsurprisingly,
the dressing is made up of lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and fresh chilies. The flavors chosen for this salad can vary depending on personal
perference. Some may like it sour, some may not. Some would perfer spicy and salty, but less sour. The freshness of cilantro adds a touch
of herbal aroma that goes perfectly with the other ingredients. For those who like mushrooms, the wood ear mushroom is often a preferred choice.
Preparation
- Peel and devein shrimp either removing or leaving shell on the tail.
- Clean and chop coriander.
- Peel onion and cut into thin slices.
- Clean and cut tomato into wedges.
- Clean and remove stems from chilies. Cut chilies into 1/8" thick pieces. Optionally, cut chilies in half to reduce the spiciness.
- Soak glass noodles in room temperature water for about 10 minutes.
Directions
- In a pot, bring water to boil. Add shrimp into the pot. Cook for about 4-6 minutes or until they turn pink. Once they
are cooked, remove from the heat immediately and run them under cold water for a few seconds to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a pot, bring water to boil. Add glass noodles and cook for about 15 seconds. Drain and run them under cold water for a few
seconds to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a pot, add ground pork and break the ground pork with a cooking spoon or a spatula. Do not let it remain in big chunks.
Stir frequently until ground pork is cooked, about 2-4 minutes.
- Prepare the dressing by adding lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and chilies. Taste and adjust the taste to your preference.
- In a mixing bowl, add shrimp, ground pork, glass noodles, tomato and onion. Toss well to combine.
- Add prepared dressing into the mixing bowl. Toss to mix.
- Add chopped coriander into the mixing bowl. Toss again.
- Serve on a plate.
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Before Cooking
- Serving size: 2-3 persons.
- Shrimp size is 21/25 count per pound. It is a meduim size shrimp.
- To increase or reduce spiciness, add or lessen chilies.
- Depending on your taste, start adding 1 teaspoon fish sauce and lime juice at a time and taste it.
If you want it saltier and more sour, add more.
- Glass noodles are also called Bean Threads, Cellophane noodles or Vermicelli noodles.
Ingredients
6-8 Medium shrimp
1/3 cup Ground pork
1 bundle Glass Noodles
3 tablespoons Chopped coriander
1 small Tomato
1/2 small Onion
4-6 Chilies
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoons Fish sauce
2 tablespoons Lime juice
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