Thai Laab

• 份量: 2
• 活動時間: 15
• 總時間: 27

食材

1.5 Tbsp white glutinous rice or jasmine rice *

2 Tbsp water

250 g/9 oz ground pork (or your preferred mince) (preferably not lean)

3 Tbsp finely sliced shallot

¼ cup mint leaves, rough chopped if leaves are large

2 Tbsp chopped cilantro

1 small green onion, chopped

2-3 leaves sawtooth coriander, rough chopped

2 Tbsp fish sauce

2 Tbsp lime juice

1-2 teaspoon chili flakes, or to taste

步驟

Toasted rice powder

Put glutinous white rice or jasmine rice in a dry sauté pan and cook over medium high heat, moving it constantly, until a deep brown colour develops. Grind with a coffee grinder or in a mortar and pestle into a sand-like texture.

Laab

In a medium pot, add the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Then add the ground pork and stir to break it up until it is fully cooked. Remove from the heat.

Using the pot as your mixing bowl, add shallots into the pork and stir to break up the rings and lightly wilt the shallots.

Add the fish sauce, lime juice, 1.5 tablespoon of the toasted ground rice, and the chili flakes and stir to mix. Then add the fresh herb: cilantro, sawtooth coriander (if using), green onions and mint. (Tip: If not serving right away, leave the mint leaves until serving time as they tend to turn black when exposed to warm food for a long time.

Taste and adjust to your liking with more fish sauce and lime juice as needed. If it feels a little too salty or acidic, you can add a pinch of sugar to help balance the salt and the acid.

Feel free to garnish with some mint leaves and fried dried chilies. Serve with some fresh crunchy vegetables and sticky rice.