Chiang Mai Chicken Salad (Laab Gai)
Laab Gai is a Thai minced chicken salad that is found in Northeastern Thailand and Laos. It’s loaded with fresh herbs, spices, and lime juice and is perfect for a hot day.
Serves
2
Cooking Time
30 mins
Cuisine
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 cups (280gm) minced chicken, boneless
- ¼ cup (60ml) water
- 2 tbsp. lime juice
- 2 tbsp. roasted rice, pounded
- ½ tsp. ground chili
- 4 pcs. shallots, sliced thinly
- 2 stalks spring onion, sliced thinly
- A few stalks of coriander leaves, chopped
- 2 tbsp. fish sauce (Nampla)
- ½ cup (15gm) fresh mint, chopped
- Some long beans, cabbage & spring onions as a garnishing item
Instructions
- Add water and minced chicken into a wide pot.
- Add fish sauce. Bring to a simmer.
- Once minced chicken is cooked, remove into a bowl.
- Combine shallots, toasted rice, lime juice, ground chili, shallots, spring onion, coriander leaves, and mint with the cooked minced chicken.
- Serve them with long bean, cabbage and spring onion on the side.
