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.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10.5 ounces ground pork
- 3 shallots
- 3 teaspoons fish sauce
- 3 teaspoons palm sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Thai chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons toasted rice powder
- 1 cup mint leaves
Instructions
- 1
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.
- 2
While waiting for the pork to cool down a little, peel and thinly slice shallots.
- 3
Add fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice to the pork. Use a spoon to stir until the palm sugar is fully dissolved.
- 4
Add chili flakes and toasted rice powder. Continue to stir with the spoon until every thing is well-mixed.
- 5
Add the sliced shallots and fresh mint leaves. Stir again so that the shallots and mint leaves are well-scattered. Serve immediately.