LARB (THAI MEAT SALAD)
 
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Recipe type: Meat Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoons raw long grain rice (for toasted rice)
  • 1 lb. ground meat (pork, chicken or beef)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
  • 3-4 sprigs fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 10 fresh mint leaves, finely chopped (and more for garnish)
  • 6 chives (or 1 green onion), finely chopped
  • 2-3 Thai chilies, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
  • juice of 2 large limes (5 tablespoons)
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
Instructions
  1. Toast the rice in a dry plan over medium heat until golden brown and starts smelling like popcorn.
  2. Grind using a mortar or a spice grinder until it's a coarse powder.
  3. Cook the ground meat in the water in a medium pot until no longer pink. Drain it and put it in a large bowl.
  4. Add the other ingredients; chopped shallot, cilantro, mint, chives (or green onion), fresh chilies, crushed red pepper, toasted rice, fish sauce and lime juice. Mix everything together. Taste to see if it needs more lime juice or fish sauce. It should be tangy, a little bit salty and as much spicy as you like.
  5. Serve with some fresh veggies like lettuce, cabbage and garnish with some mint leaves. Serve with some fresh veggies like lettuce, cabbage and garnish with some mint leaves.
Notes
For vegetarian option, use mushrooms or tofu instead of ground meat.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/larb-thai-meat-salad/