Laab Moo | Thai Isan-Style Ground Pork Salad
Laab Moo is a Thai meat salad originating from the Northeastern (Isan) region of Thailand. Ready in 15 minutes, this one-pot dish is made with ground pork, toasted rice powder, fresh herbs and wonderfully seasoned with fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice and chili flakes.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 462kcal
Ingredients
- 10.5 ounces ground pork
- 3 shallots
- 3 teaspoons fish sauce
- 3 teaspoons palm sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons lime juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons Thai chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons toasted rice powder
- 1 cup mint leaves
Instructions
- Set a pot over medium heat. Add ground pork and bout ¼ cup of water and use a spoon to stir until the pork is throughly cooked, about 3-5 minutes. If there's some water left, drain it.
- While waiting for the pork to cool down a little, peel and thinly slice shallots.
- Add fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice to the pork. Use a spoon to stir until the palm sugar is fully dissolved.
- Add chili flakes and toasted rice powder. Continue to stir with the spoon until every thing is well-mixed.
- Add the sliced shallots and fresh mint leaves. Stir again so that the shallots and mint leaves are well-scattered. Serve immediately.
Notes
Make laab when ready to serve so that the herbs are still fresh and not wilted. If you make it in advance for a long time, the toasted rice powder will also absorb all the moisture in the dressing and the salad gets pretty dull. Laab is just not good when it's been sat on the table for a long time.
Nutrition
Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 813mg | Potassium: 728mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 978IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 3mg