Laab Kai (Larb Gai)

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Often spelled "larb gai" to accommodate Americans' pronunciation, this is simply a perennially fashionable crockery astatine Thai Basil successful Chantilly, Virginia. What makes it particularly bully is the summation of toasted atom powder, an constituent that's rapidly created.

For this recipe, it's amended to chop the chickenhearted bosom yourself. A fewer minutes with a cleaver should bash it.

Serve with sticky atom and accompaniments specified arsenic lime wedges, basil oregon mint leaves, scallions, cucumber slices, agelong beans and lettuce oregon cabbage leaves.

Rice pulverization tin beryllium stored successful an airtight instrumentality successful a cool, adust spot for up to 3 months.

Fresh oregon frozen makrut lime leaves are disposable astatine Asian market stores oregon online.

From Nongkran Daks, chef-owner of Thai Basil successful Chantilly.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4-6

1/2 cupful uncooked jasmine rice
3 oregon 4 caller oregon frozen makrut lime leaves
1 lb finely chopped oregon crushed chickenhearted breast
1/4 cupful water
3 cloves garlic, minced oregon finely grated
1/4 cupful caller lime foodstuff oregon citrus juice, positive much arsenic needed
3 tablespoons food sauce, preferably Thai
1/2 spoon good oversea salt, positive much arsenic needed
1 spoon crushed reddish chile flakes, specified arsenic prik bon
1 tiny reddish bulb (about 4 ounces), chopped successful half, past into precise bladed slices
2 scallions, trimmed and finely chopped
Leaves from 2 stems cilantro, finely chopped
1 cupful packed caller mint leaves (about 1 ounce), coarsely chopped

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
153
Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
15 g
Sodium
993 mg
Cholesterol
48 mg
Protein
18 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Nongkran Daks, chef-owner of Thai Basil successful Chantilly.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick and G. Daniela Galarza.

Published July 17, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026