Gỏi Đu Đủ Ba Khía Thái Lan (Thai Papaya Salad with Salted Crabs)

Ingredients:
-2 cups shredded green papaya
-2 tsp: sugar, fish sauce
-salted baby crabs (as much or as little as you prefer)
-tomato and cucumber slices
-1 tbs dried shrimp
-Thai chilies (optional)
-Thai basil
-juice from ½ lime
-3 string beans

What to Do:
Slice string beans thinly and chop basil. In a large bowl pound dried shrimp, chilies, and sugar using a pestle. Add fish sauce and lime juice and mix to make “dressing”. Add papaya. Using both hands, one with a pestle and the other with a spoon gently pound and mix papaya with the dressing. Lastly, toss in crabs, beans and basil. Serve with tomatoes and cucumber slices.