A brutally sharp, fresh, and funky Isaan salad created by aggressively pounding shredded unripe papaya in a clay mortar with chilies, lime, garlic, and dried shrimp.
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In a large clay mortar (pok pok), aggressively pound the garlic and chilies with a wooden pestle until crushed into a rough paste.
Add the dried shrimp and peanuts. Pound gently to break them up without turning them to powder.
Add the palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice. Use the pestle to dissolve the sugar and mix the dressing.
Add the cherry tomatoes and green beans, bruising them lightly with the pestle to release their juices.
Add the shredded green papaya.
Use a spoon in one hand to turn the salad while using the pestle in the other to lightly pound and bruise the papaya so it absorbs the dressing. Serve immediately.
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