Larb

Name: Larb
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 500g pork or chicken mince; 2 tbsp toasted rice powder; 3 tbsp fish sauce; juice of 3 limes; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 2 tbsp dried chilli flakes; 1 bunch mint; 1 bunch coriander; 4 spring onions, sliced; shallots to taste

Thailand

Claimed by both Laos and Thailand. The northeastern Thai version uses raw meat; the cooked version is safer and more common.

Thai minced meat salad — pork or chicken with toasted rice powder, fish sauce, lime and fresh herbs. The national dish of Laos, beloved throughout Thailand.

Prep

15 mins

Cook

10 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

425 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gpork or chicken mince

2 tbsptoasted rice powder

3 tbspfish sauce

juice of 3limes

1 tbsppalm sugar

2 tbspdried chilli flakes

1 bunchmint

1 bunchcoriander

4spring onions, sliced

shallotsto taste

Method

Dry-fry mince until cooked. Cool.

Mix with rice powder, fish sauce, lime, sugar and chilli.

Fold in herbs and spring onion.

Serve immediately.

Chef's Tip

Toasted rice powder is non-negotiable — it adds crunch and a nutty depth.

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