Chicken Laab (Laab Gai)
What is Laab Gai?
Laab gai is a Lao minced chicken salad tossed with lime juice, fish sauce, chili flakes and toasted rice powder, with plenty of fresh mint, shallot and green onion. It's bright, herby and a little spicy, and it's traditionally eaten with sticky rice and fresh vegetables like long beans.
Chicken Laab (Laab Gai)
Ingredients
- 3 lb chicken breast minced/ground
- 1 shallot sliced
- ½ medium red onion sliced
- 2 cups mint leaves washed
- 2 cups long string bean sliced
- 6 tablespoon roasted rice powder 'thinh' in Vietnamese
- 6 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 ½ limes juiced
- 2 tablespoon Thai dry chili flakes
- ½ teaspoon MSG
- ¼ cup green onions sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro sliced
Instructions
- Add 2 tablespoon water to a wok on high heat.
- Cook the minced chicken for 10-12 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Allow the chicken to cool down before removing it from the wok.
- Strain the cooked chicken into a mixing bowl.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Serve with lettuce, cucumbers, and/or rice.
