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Thai Glass Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen)

Ingredients
3 1/2 oz bean thread noodles
1/2 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
1/3 lb ground pork
1 medium shallot thinly sliced
1 green onion chopped
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
4 tbsp cilantro chopped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts coarsely chopped

For salad dressing
2-3 Thai red chili (bird's eye chili)
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
4 tbsp lime juice
1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar

Instructions
Soak glass noodles in water for 5-6 minutes and drain.

Meanwhile, make the salad dressing. Pound garlic and chili with a mortar and pestle. Add fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, and mix well. Set aside.

Boil a pot of water and cook the noodles for 2 minutes. Take the noodles out of boiling water leaving the hot water in the pot. Drain and cut the noodles to a manageable length with kitchen scissors.

In the hot water over medium heat, add the shrimp and poach until fully cooked, about 2 minutes. Take the shrimp out of the pot.
Add the ground pork in the hot water and fully cook. Strain the water from the pork using a skimmer.

Combine noodles, shrimp, pork, shallot, green onion, tomatoes, and cilantro in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle the salad dressing over everything and toss well. Garnish with roasted peanuts on top. Serve warm or chilled.

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