Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad
Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, laap gai aka minced chicken salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.

Laap Gai translates to chopped chicken in the Lao language. Like all Lao food, it's not precious. It's actually a bit messy looking.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook laap gai aka minced chicken salad using 11 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad:
  1. Make ready 1 lb Chicken Breast with Skin
  2. Take 1 bunch Cilantro
  3. Prepare 1 bunch Green Onions
  4. Make ready 1 stick Lemongrass
  5. Get 3 Kaffir Leaves
  6. Take 10 as needed Thai Peppers
  7. Make ready 3 Limes
  8. Get 1 tsp Crushed Red Chilli Pepper
  9. Get 3 tbsp Roasted Rice
  10. Prepare 3 tbsp Fish Sauce
  11. Prepare 1 as needed Salt

Due to inconsistencies in translation, Laab is often also spelled as Larb, Lahb, Larp, or Laap. She Simmers does a great job explaining the reasons for the inconsistencies and the basics of Laab Gai. Known as larb gai in Thailand, the hot spiciness in this chicken salad recipe works really well with the crunchy veg, creating a perfect balance of flavour and heat. Larb Gai, Laab Gai, Lahb Gai, Laap Gai…….searching for a recipe like this where the name has been interpreted in so many different ways is always interesting!

Steps to make Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad:
  1. Chop green onions, cilantro, and Thai chillies
  2. Thinly slice kaffir leaves and halve limes
  3. Preheat wok on medium high heat
  4. Remove chicken skin and season with salt
  5. Mince chicken breast thoroughly
  6. Add minced chicken to preheated wok
  7. Cook chicken breast until there is no more pink
  8. Drain meat and add to a large mixing bowl
  9. Pan fry chicken skin in skillet over medium heat until golden brown
  10. Chop chicken skin and add over minced chicken
  11. Sprinkle rice powder and crushed red chili pepper over minced chicken and mix
  12. Add juiced lime and fish sauce over minced chicken and mix
  13. Add green onions, cilantro, lemongrass and Thai peppers and mix

I typically default to a chicken filling, but this recipe works just as well with pork mince as well (that's ground pork for those of you in the States!). Thai/Laos style mince pork salad recipe Larb! Sometimes it spells Larb, Laab, Laap. But only thing that they have common is, they are DELICIOUS! Today I'm going to share Lao's mince pork salad recipe (It's also common in Thai cuisine as well)!

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