[ THE ELECTRIC KITCHEN ]

Green papaya
salad is a classic

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"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the first half of July features Vietnamese cooking with Jennifer Nguyen and Phong Lee of A Saigon Café on Maui.

"Electric Kitchen" airs at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. All the recipes from the show are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Green Papaya Salad

3 tablespoons tamarind paste
1/4 cup hot water
1 to 2 green papayas (about 2 pounds), pared and shredded
1/2 cup finely minced cinnamon basil
1/3 cup Sweet and Sour Garlic Sauce (recipe follows)
Chopped peanuts for garnish
1/2 pound cooked jumbo shrimp

Mix tamarind paste with hot water and strain. Combine with papaya and basil, then toss with garlic sauce. Garnish with peanuts and shrimp. Serves 4.

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Sweet and Sour Garlic Sauce

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 cup fish sauce
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
3 red Hawaiian chili peppers, minced
2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice or white vinegar
1/2 cup coconut juice
1/2 carrot and/or daikon (white radish), finely shredded, for garnish

Dissolve sugar in hot water; add fish sauce, garlic, chili pepper, lemon juice and coconut juice. Add carrot and daikon just before serving. Makes about 1-1/2 cups.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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