Anyone Have A Good Laab Recipe?

[sbk]

I do love a good moo laab, but most places put in far too many innards for my taste.

So, other than minced pork, chilis, onions, and lemon juice, what do you include?

[Momo8]

Laab Gai: Thai Minced Chicken Salad

Although this recipie calls for Chicken to be used, any ground meat, or fish can be easily substituted. Thais often use, Duck, Beef, Snake, Frog, Catfish or Pork in their Laab dishes.

(you can omit the snake,frog)

Ingredients

2-3 tablespoons lime juice

2-3 tablespoons chicken stock

2-3 tablespoons fish sauce nam pla

4-6 teaspoons ground red chilies the results of substituting with chilli powder are not good

1 tablespoon Khoa Koor

3-4 chopped shallots

Half a stalk of very thinly sliced lemon grass.

3 shredded kaffir lime leaves.

1-2 thinly sliced spring onions.

1 teaspoon galangal, finely chopped

4 ounces of minced chicken (innards and sweetmeats as additional garnish, are optional).

Accompaniment - Raw vegetables

4 ounces long beans, cut into 3" sticks

4 ounces chinese leaves or raw white cabbage

3 whole stems Thai basil

5 ice cubes, broken but not crushed

Served together on a salad plate.

Garnish

Coriander leaves, Thai Mint, lime wedges

Method

1. Line a serving dish with the lettuce leaves

2. Preheat your wok and add a tablespoon of oil, stir fry the chicken until it starts to turn white.

3. Throw in all the remaining ingredients and stir until the chicken is cooked.

Garnish to taste.

Serve with steamed sticky rice, together with the dish of mixed fresh vegetables and Thai table condiments.

The Issan (Laos as they refer to it) way to eat this is to pick up a small ball of sticky rice in your hand and use it to pick up a little laab, then eat it with the raw vegetables. This dish is great finger food with a glass of Beer Chang or Beer Singh.

This is pretty yummy try it.There's a website for good recipies can't bring it up try googling it.

[sbk]

Galangal, that is the flavor I couldn't figure out! thanks momo. I will try it when I have the time. I love laab but am not fond of all the innards included

[Momo8]

Galangal is Vietamese ginger by the way.Different from normal ginger.I love this dish too and have a fave Thai restaurant here that serves it just right.They serve it with Chinese blanched Chinese spinach or bai tsai which is instead of the stronger cabbage taste.

[happygirl]

Laab Gai: Thai Minced Chicken Salad

Although this recipie calls for Chicken to be used, any ground meat, or fish can be easily substituted. Thais often use, Duck, Beef, Snake, Frog, Catfish or Pork in their Laab dishes.

(you can omit the snake,frog)

Ingredients

2-3 tablespoons lime juice

2-3 tablespoons chicken stock

2-3 tablespoons fish sauce nam pla

4-6 teaspoons ground red chilies the results of substituting with chilli powder are not good

1 tablespoon Khoa Koor

3-4 chopped shallots

Half a stalk of very thinly sliced lemon grass.

3 shredded kaffir lime leaves.

1-2 thinly sliced spring onions.

1 teaspoon galangal, finely chopped

4 ounces of minced chicken (innards and sweetmeats as additional garnish, are optional).

Accompaniment - Raw vegetables

4 ounces long beans, cut into 3" sticks

4 ounces chinese leaves or raw white cabbage

3 whole stems Thai basil

5 ice cubes, broken but not crushed

Served together on a salad plate.

Garnish

Coriander leaves, Thai Mint, lime wedges

Method

1. Line a serving dish with the lettuce leaves

2. Preheat your wok and add a tablespoon of oil, stir fry the chicken until it starts to turn white.

3. Throw in all the remaining ingredients and stir until the chicken is cooked.

Garnish to taste.

Serve with steamed sticky rice, together with the dish of mixed fresh vegetables and Thai table condiments.

The Issan (Laos as they refer to it) way to eat this is to pick up a small ball of sticky rice in your hand and use it to pick up a little laab, then eat it with the raw vegetables. This dish is great finger food with a glass of Beer Chang or Beer Singh.

This is pretty yummy try it.There's a website for good recipies can't bring it up try googling it.

Momo8 my friend is compliling a global cook book to raise funds for building a school in N.E. Thailand, Please can we use your recipe in the book ? ( we will put your name on it if you allow us )

[chiliwasabi]

Galangal is often missed when making Laabs. It can make or break a great dish. It is a somewhat subtle flavour but is integral to the overall taste. Khao Koor (rice powder made from crushed toasted rice) is also often neglected.

Ps happygirl - I thing Momo08 googled this recipe so you should be able to find it and its author fairly easily. In my opinion, although a fairly true recipe, it is a bit overdone (Or busy - as my wife would say)

[ForeignDevil]

Laab Gai

1 lb ground chicken

1T water

3T nam pla

2T lime juice

3/4 C pak chee (coriander) chopped

3 scallions sliced thin

1t khao khua coarsely ground

2 stalks dtakrai (lemon grass) minced fine (inner part only)

2 bai makrut (lime leaves) minced fine

1t kha (galangal) minced

1-2T prik pon (ground dried chili)

lettuce leaves

assorted raw vegetables

mint and lime wedges

stir fry chicken in 1T water till just cooked through

remove from heat

add remaining ingredients and mix together

spoon over lettuce leaves

garnish with lime and mint

serve with khao niow (sticky rice) and assorted raw vegetables

T = Tablespoon

t = teaspoon

C = cup

[BambinA]

Try this version, Laab Moo Thod, Deep fried Laab. I found the recipe from internet and cooked it. It was nice and successful

150 g. minced pork

1TBs chilli powder

1TBs roasted rice powder

1TBs fish sauce

1TBs lime juice

1 Tbs Flour

3 red onion (then slice them)

1 shallot (slice later))

2 puck chee farang (slice later)

Method

Mix all well and deep fried

Credit Pics :แม่สลิ่ม Pantip

Edited May 9, 2008 by BambinA

[Totster]

I do love a good moo laab, but most places put in far too many innards for my taste.

So, other than minced pork, chilis, onions, and lemon juice, what do you include?

You must add the ground rice also...

Totster

[blue eyes]

Here are photos of the lab gai that I made the other day.I prefer to use fresh chile where the orignal recipe calls for dried chile.

[feffejonsson]

I tried this one. It´s good.

http://www.asianonlinerecipes.com/online_r...ailand/larb.php

[Rotweiler]

When I saw the title ("Anyone Have A Good Laab Recipe"), I assumed it was a typo, so I was going to respond and say "No, but would one for a Rotweiler do?"

Solly..

Edited July 28, 2008 by Rotweiler

[dotcom]

Momo8. Very well done. You are a pro.