Easiest Way to Make 2020 Lao chicken salad ( Lap kai)

Lao chicken salad ( Lap kai). Laotian Chicken Salad (Larb Gai) is spicy, healthy & super refreshing, with a perfect balance of salty & sweet. It's full of HEAPS of fresh flavour, mostly due to the bitey blend of mint and coriander. Laotian Chicken Salad (Lao Larb Gai).

Lao Salad Dressing (Nam Chim Lao Pak). Larb (Lao: ລາບ; Thai: ลาบ, RTGS: lap, pronounced [lâːp], also spelled laap, larp, lahb or laab) is a type of Lao meat salad that is regarded as the "unofficial" national dish of Laos. Larp was generally translated as Laos chicken salad but it's unlike any chicken salad you are likely to have had before or since. You can have Lao chicken salad ( Lap kai) using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lao chicken salad ( Lap kai)

You need 500 grams of minced chicken.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
Prepare 1 of big shallot.
It's 2 stick of lemongrass.
You need 3 tbsp of lime juice.
Prepare 2 tbsp of mint.
You need 2 tbsp of fresh coriander.
Prepare 1 small of lettuce or chinese cabbage.
You need 2 of limes.
Prepare 2 tbsp of grilled rice powder.
It's 3 tbsp of fish sauce - nam pa.

I have adapted the recipe I was shown at my cooking class (at Tamnak Lao in Luang Prabang) to make it a little simpler but retaining the flavors. I chose to prepare the chicken version also called laab kai as kai is the Thai word for chicken. This spicy salad can be eaten warm or cold, with sticky It is very fragrant, tangy, fat-free and is perfect for the summer. The name of this dish varies: larb, laab, lap, laap, because Thais do not pronounce final.

Lao chicken salad ( Lap kai) step by step

Mix the minced chicken, red pepper, shallots ans lemongrass.
Heat a wok and cook the chicken mixture..
Off the heat, add the fish sauce, the lime juice the grilled rice powder and the chopped herbs to taste.
Serve with the lettuce, the lime and somme glutinous rice.

Dishes such as lap (larb), a ground meat salad is very popular. This minced chicken salad is one of the variations of the popular pork larb. This minced chicken salad makes a great springtime salad, and I am sure you will find it delightful. If you like what you see from the Simple Thai Food cookbook. An aromatic Lao chicken noodle soup that can be customized to taste at the table.