Description
Chicken Larb (Larb Gai) is a traditional Thai dish made with ground chicken, fresh herbs, and spices, served with lettuce leaves for wrapping. This recipe offers a flavorful and aromatic combination of ingredients that create a delicious and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
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For the Chicken Larb:
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes, optional
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Kosher salt
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 jalapeno or serrano, thinly sliced*
- 1/2 6 inch stalk lemongrass, tough outer layers removed, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon honey or sugar
- 1/2 cup torn mint leaves
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro, leaves and tender stems
- Flaky sea salt, optional
For Serving:
- 1 head bibb or butter lettuce
- Cooked jasmine rice
Instructions
- Prepare the Shallots: Add shallots to a bowl; cover with cold water and set aside.
- Toast Peanuts: In a large skillet, toast peanuts over medium heat until starting to brown, about 4 minutes. Add onion flakes if using, and toast until brown, 1–2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Wipe out skillet.
- Cook the Chicken: Add oil to the skillet and heat over medium. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes; season with kosher salt.
- Combine Ingredients: Drain shallots. Remove skillet from heat and stir in shallots, scallions, lime juice, fish sauce, serrano(s), lemongrass, and honey. Season with salt and let cool 5 minutes.
- Finish the Dish: Stir in half of the cilantro and mint. Transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining herbs, flaky salt, and toasted peanut and onion flakes. Serve with lettuce leaves, rice, and remaining toasted peanut mixture.
Notes
- Jalapeno or Serrano: you can use either here. If you like things really spicy use a serrano (discard the seeds if you don’t want it overly spicy). We prefer jalapeno in these chicken lettuce wraps because it’s more mild and pairs well with the chicken.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: Approx. 320 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
