Goi Ga Tom

GiaGa Tom Chicken or Shrimp Salad with fish sauce from Pho Tau Bay

Recipe type: side dish Yield: 4 Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: mins Total time: 20 mins

GiaGa Tom Chicken or Shrimp Salad with fish sauce from Pho Tau Bay

Ingredients:

For the Fish Sauce: 1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. vinegar
1/8 cup fish sauce
2 tbsp. sugar
For the Salad: 1 large head green cabbage, thinly sliced
1 large boiled boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded, or 11/2
lb. boiled shrimp, cut in half
1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 cup rau ram leaves (Vietnamese cilantro)
1/3 cup sweet pickled carrots
1/2 oz. sesame oil
4 oz. crushed roasted peanuts
4 oz. fried shallots
1 sprig cilantro

Directions:

1. For Fish Sauce: Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
2. Add lime juice and chilis to taste, if desired.
3. For Salad: Place cabbage, chicken or shrimp, onion, cilantro leaves, and carrots in a large mixing bowl, and toss together.
4. Add oil and fish sauce, and distribute evenly.
5. Top with peanuts, shallots, and sprig of cilantro.

Published on August 26, 2014 by Teri Williams