Laab - Thai Ground Meat Salad
- Reviews 2
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoons dry white rice
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil (if using chicken)
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 lb ground beef
- 6 shallots, sliced
- 4 scallions, sliced (green onions)
- 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1⁄2 cup fresh mint leaves or 1⁄2 cup cilantro leaf
- ground red pepper
Directions
- Dry roast the rice in a skillet until browned, then pound or process to a coarse powder and set aside.
- Brown the ground meat with the garlic- If using ground chicken, saute the garlic for a minute in oil first.
- Add shallots, scallions, mint leaves and roasted rice powder.
- Stir fry until the shallots become limp.
- Remove from heat.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Let chill slightly.
- Serve with rice, cellophane noodles or wrapped in lettuce leaves.
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