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Larb gai, a Thai-style chicken salad

Larb gai, a Thai-style chicken salad

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Chicken larb is a Thai salad made with ground chicken, seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, mint, and crushed toasted rice. It’s a fresh and very flavorf…

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Recipe from Roozitaa (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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La gai larb is a warm salad made with ground chicken, seasoned with lemon juice, fish sauce, and chili peppers. The crispy, fried rice adds its characteristic crunch.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$13.39 $3.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $7.05
  • $0.33
  • $0.64
  • $0.40
  • $1.83
  • $0.89
  • $0.87
  • $0.07
  • $0.23
  • $0.38
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. First, prepare the toasted rice: heat a pan over high heat and toast the raw rice until it is golden brown and almost burnt, then grind it slightly with a mortar and pestle.
  2. Heat the broth in a medium-sized pot, add the ground chicken, and let it simmer.
  3. Add lemon juice, fish sauce, chili pepper, grilled rice, Allium ascalonicum (garlic), green onions, cilantro, and mint.
  4. Mix well, then adjust the amount of lemon, fish sauce, or chili pepper to your liking. ≈ 4 min
  5. Serve the salad with lettuce, cabbage, or green beans. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Larb gai, a Thai-style chicken salad

  • 500 g of coarsely ground chicken$7.05
  • 12 fl oz of chicken broth$0.33
  • 6 cl of finely chopped green onions$0.64
  • 6 cl of Allium ascalonicum, thinly sliced$0.40
  • 6 cl of chopped cilantro$1.83
  • 6 cl of chopped mint leaves$0.89
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce$0.87
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice$0.07
  • 8 cl of toasted and crushed rice$0.23
  • 1 tablespoon of red chili powder$0.38
  • 24 cl of uncooked rice, for making fried rice$0.70

Total$13.39

that's $3.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of coarsely ground chicken
  • 12 fl oz of chicken broth
  • 6 cl of finely chopped green onions
  • 6 cl of Allium ascalonicum, thinly sliced
  • 6 cl of chopped cilantro
  • 6 cl of chopped mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 8 cl of toasted and crushed rice
  • 1 tablespoon of red chili powder
  • 24 cl of uncooked rice, for making fried rice
  • Lettuce, cabbage, or green bean center, for serving

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