Shrimp And Papaya With Asian Dunk Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large (1 lb.) ripe papaya
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro (coriander)
24 (3/4 lb. total) peeled, cooked large shrimp
1/4 c. lime juice
2 tsp. fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam) or soy sauce
2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. crushed dried hot red chilies

Preparation

Peel and seed the papaya. Cut into 3/4-inch chunks.
Mix with the cilantro and mound on a platter.
Beside it, arrange the shrimp.
In a bowl, stir the lime juice and fish sauce or soy sauce, sugar and dried red hot chilies.
Spear fruit and shrimp with tiny forks to dip into sauce.
Serves 12.
Preparation time: 16 minutes. Cooking time: 0 minutes.