4.7 from 9 votes
Larp (larb gai, Thai/Laos chicken salad)
Unlike any American chicken salad, larp is full of fresh, Asian flavors.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 3 or
Calories: 253 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Laos
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon rice sticky or long grain
- 1 lb chicken breast
- 1 ½ limes
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 2 shallots or ½ red onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 handful arugula rocket, large
- ¾ oz Cilantro/coriander (¾oz is 1 small box)
- 3 tablespoon lemongrass (3tbsp of puree of finely shredded and chopped fresh stems, about 2-3 stems)
- ½ teaspoon chili powder or more, to taste
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Put the uncooked rice in a dry skillet and toast until gently golden brown, moving round a bit now and then so that it cooks evenly. Once toasted, grind as fine as you can to a flour with a pestle and mortar or spice grinder. You can do this ahead of time, and in larger quantities as suits.
- Trim the chicken of any fat then mince it - I find the easiest is to chop it into slices, then dice and chop further.
- Put the chicken, the juice of ½ lime and the stock in a hot wok or skillet/frying pan and cook until all of the liquid is absorbed, stirring regularly.
- Meanwhile, dice the shallot/onion small, finely dice the the garlic, chop up the arugula/rocket, cilantro/coriander (can just chop off the stems below the lower leaves and chop the rest) and dice the white part of the lemongrass finely if using fresh.
- Mix the cooked chicken with the shallot/onion, garlic, arugula, cilantro, lemongrass, chili powder, fish sauce, salt and the juice and zest of a lime. Stir in the toasted rice flour and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
253kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Cholesterol
97mg
(32%)
Sodium
571mg
(24%)
Potassium
782mg
(22%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
815IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
17.1mg
(19%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3or
Amount Per Serving
Calories 253
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 253kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 571mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 782mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 815IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 17.1mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.