Yum Mama

Name: Yum Mama
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 packs instant noodles (seasoning sachets optional); 100g minced pork; 6 prawns, peeled; 1 tomato and 1/2 onion, sliced; Chinese celery and spring onion, chopped; 3 bird's eye chillies and 1 garlic clove, pounded; Juice of 2 limes, 2 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar

ยำมาม่า/yum mah-MAH/

Also known as: Yam Mama, Thai Instant Noodle Salad, Spicy Instant Noodle Salad

About this dish

A spicy, sour salad of instant noodles tossed with minced pork, prawns, tomato, onion, celery, lime and chilli.

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Ingredients

🍜2 packs instant noodles (seasoning sachets optional)

🐖100g minced pork

🦐6 prawns, peeled

🍅1 tomato and 1/2 onion, sliced

🌿Chinese celery and spring onion, chopped

🌶️3 bird's eye chillies and 1 garlic clove, pounded

🍋Juice of 2 limes, 2 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar

Method

Serves 3

Cook the noodles for 2 minutes, then drain.

Blanch the pork and prawns in boiling water until cooked, then drain.

Mix the chillies, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and a little of the noodle seasoning.

Toss the noodles, pork and prawns with the dressing.

Add the tomato, onion, celery and spring onion and serve straight away.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Yum mama is a hugely popular Thai student and drinking snack, named after the country's best-known brand of instant noodles.

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