Minced Chicken “Salad”

Name: Minced Chicken “Salad” (Laarb)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil; 2 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil; Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons corn, grapeseed, or other neutral oil; 1 teaspoon sugar, or to taste; Salt and black pepper to taste; Pinch of cayenne, or to taste; 1 tablespoon nam pla, or to taste; 1 cup loosely packed mixed herbs, like cilantro, basil, mint, or Thai basil; Juice of ½ lime, or to taste; 1 cup loosely packed mixed herbs, like cilantro, basil, mint, or Thai basil; 1 cup loosely packed mixed herbs, like cilantro, basil, mint, or Thai basil; 1 cup loosely packed mixed herbs, like cilantro, basil, mint, or Thai basil; 1 cup loosely packed mixed herbs, like cilantro, basil, mint, or Thai basil; 1 small fresh chile, such as Thai or serrano, stemmed, seeded, and sliced, optional (use it only if you like your food very spicy); 1 shallot, sliced; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, pork shoulder, or beef tenderloin; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, pork shoulder, or beef tenderloin; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, pork shoulder, or beef tenderloin; 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, pork shoulder, or beef tenderloin; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 1 small fresh chile, such as Thai or serrano, stemmed, seeded, and sliced, optional (use it only if you like your food very spicy); 1 small fresh chile, such as Thai or serrano, stemmed, seeded, and sliced, optional (use it only if you like your food very spicy); About 12 outer leaves of cabbage or iceberg lettuce; About 12 outer leaves of cabbage or iceberg lettuce; Lime wedges for garnish; 2 tablespoons Khao Koor: Ground and Toasted Rice, optional

Laarb

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

You could call this chicken salad Thai-style, but whatever you call it—you’ll see larb, larp, laarb, and other variations on menus—this is a quick, delicious, appetite-rousing starter. Teaming it with any of the more substantial Thai dishes in this book and some rice makes for an impressive meal. (If you need information on nam pla.)

Most laarb served in this country is made from chicken, and certainly that’s good and easy. But laarb is e

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Asia
Thailand
Main course
Dinner
South East Asia
Gluten-free

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