How to Cook Delicious Larb Gai / Spicy Minced Chicken

Larb Gai / Spicy Minced Chicken. Larb gai literally means "minced meat chicken" in both Lao and Thai languages. The popularity of Thai cuisines along with Thai immigrants adding Lao cuisine into restaurants has allowed the popularity of some of Laos' most beloved dishes to be served to westerners. Heat the oil in a pan over high heat and add the minced chicken.

Use a wooden spoon to help break up the minced chicken. Drain the meat in a sieve and transfer the chicken to a large bowl. 'Larb' means a dish made with minced meat and seasonings and 'Gai' means chicken. Sometimes written 'laab gai', the words visualize to a quite spicy Isaan dish with minced chicken, herbs, onions and the distinctive taste of roasted rice powder. You can cook Larb Gai / Spicy Minced Chicken using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Larb Gai / Spicy Minced Chicken

It's 1 of chicken breast / minced.
You need 1 bunch of coriander or mints or spring onion,or all of them.
It's 1 tbsp of water.
It's 1/2 tbsp of fish sauce.
It's 2 tsp of dry grounded chili.
It's 2 of shallots /sliced.
It's 2 of fresh hot chili,sliced.
It's 1 of lime juice from 1 lime ,more or less as desire.
You need 3 clove of garlic.
Prepare 1/2 tbsp of ground roasted rice.
You need 1 of as needed favorite vegetables to side as it is spicy :).

Add chicken, stir until cooked through. Remove from heat, drain excess liquid. Add fish sauce and lime juice. Toss all together with cilantro, onion, shallots, mint, cayenne, rice powder, and ground chile/garlic paste.

Larb Gai / Spicy Minced Chicken instructions

Cook minced chicken with one tablespoon of water until no longer pink ,then remove to mixing bowl.
Chop ,slice other ingredients.
Throw everything including seasoning into mixing bowl,mix softly and serve with favorite vegetables or rice :).

In a pot, pour chicken stock (or water) and add minced chicken. Toss until chicken is cooked and turn the heat off. Add chopped shallots, spring onions, toasted rice, red chili flakes, fish sauce and lime juice and mint leaves. Heat a frying pan or wok and add the vegetable oil and the sesame oil. Add the spice mixture and fry for a few seconds before adding the minced chicken and the chilli powder.