Green Papaya Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 (packed) light brown sugar
• 1/3 unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1/4 soy sauce
• 1 hot chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
• 1/2 toasted sesame oil
• 3 shallots, very thinly sliced crosswise, separated into rings
• 1 vegetable oil
• Kosher salt
• 1 green papaya, peeled, halved, seeded, julienned (about 6 cups)
• 1 fresh cilantro leaves with tender stems
• 1 torn fresh Thai basil leaves