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Pork larb
This meaty Thai/Lao salad is easy to make and packed with bright, fresh flavors.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 (or
Calories: 361 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Laos
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon rice ideally glutinous rice (sticky) but otherwise jasmine
- 2 shallots or ½ red onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 6 tablespoon cilantro coriander (approx weight in metric)
- 6 tablespoon mint (approx weight in metric)
- 2 tablespoon lemongrass either pre-prepared puree of from around 2 stems fresh
- 1 lb ground pork pork mince
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- ¼ cup lime juice (¼ cup is approx 2 limes)
- 2 red chilis or more/less, to taste (can also use chili powder instead)
Instructions
- Warm a skillet/frying pan over medium heat, without any oil. Add the rice 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 coarse flour with a pestle and mortar or spice grinder. You can do this ahead of time, and in larger quantities as suits.
- Cut the shallot/onion into thin, half moon or smaller slices if larger. Finely dice the garlic (or you can finely grate it), chop up the cilantro and mint, and chop and mince the white part of the lemongrass finely if using fresh.
- Warm a skillet/frying pan over a medium heat (you could use the same one as for the rice if big enough) - non stick is best and doesn't need oil, or else if not, you probably want to add a little oil as it heats. Add the ground pork and cook it through, stirring regularly to cook all sides and break up the meat.
- Remove the pork from the skillet and place in a bowl, straining the excess fat off the meat as you go (discard the fat).
- Add the toasted rice powder, shallot/onion, garlic, cilantro, mint, lemongrass, chili, fish sauce and lime juice to the pork and mix everything well. Serve at room temperature.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
361kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
787mg
(33%)
Potassium
563mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
596IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
42mg
(47%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4(or
Amount Per Serving
Calories 361
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 361kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 787mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 563mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 596IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 42mg | 47% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.