Spicy Pounded Noodle Salad is a popular Lao dish made by Noodle with chilies, garlic, lime juice, and seasonings. It is a favorite in many communities and is often prepared and shared with family and friends.
Ingredients:
- 1-2 bundles of Pounded Noodle
- 3-5 dried chilies
- 2-3 fresh chilies
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Lime juice, as desired
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- A little sugar
- 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
- 1 tablespoon fermented fish sauce (padaek), optional
- 1-2 small tomatoes
- 1 Hog Plum (mak kok)
Instructions:
- Put the dried chilies, fresh chilies, and garlic into a mortar. Pound until crushed.
- Add the Hog Plum and tomatoes. Pound gently until they break apart.
- Add the fermented fish sauce (padaek), fish sauce, lime juice, seasoning powder and sugar. Mix well.
- Add the Pounded Noodle and gently pound and mix until the seasonings are evenly distributed.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
- Transfer to a plate and serve with fresh vegetables.
Tip: Do not pound the Pounded Noodle too hard, as the noodles may break. Pound gently and mix well to help the seasonings coat the noodles evenly.
