Laab - Thai Ground Meat Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 teaspoons dry white rice
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil (if using chicken)
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 lb ground beef
• 6 shallots, sliced
• 4 scallions, sliced (green onions)
• 3 tablespoons thai fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves or 1/2 cup cilantro leaf
• ground red pepper

Recipe

• 1 dry roast the rice in a skillet until browned, then pound or process to a coarse powder and set aside.
• 2 brown the ground meat with the garlic- if using ground chicken, saute the garlic for a minute in oil first.
• 3 add shallots, scallions, mint leaves and roasted rice powder.
• 4 stir fry until the shallots become limp.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 add remaining ingredients.
• 7 let chill slightly.
• 8 serve with rice, cellophane noodles or wrapped in lettuce leaves.