Thai LARB! [10 minutes recipe]

Not sure if you ever heard of this Northeastern Thai / Northern Thai dish called 'Larb' before? It's one of those super-duper delicious dishes (well, all Thai dishes are just so good, what can I say?) but this one is not as popular among foreigners like PadThai, Tom Yum, Green curries, papaya salad, etc.

Larb is a type of Lao meat salad that is regarded as the unofficial national dish of Laos. It is also eaten in the Isan region, an area of Thailand where the majority of the population is of the Lao ethnicity, and among the Hmong people, an ethnic minority group in Laos and Thailand. More info.

We, Thai people usually eat this dish along with Papaya salad, hot and sour soup, grilled meat, and instead of just the regular rice, Larb goes best with sticky rice!

How to make Larb

Larb is probably one of the easiest Thai dishes to make if you have the right ingredients.

Ground pork is the most common but I personally prefer beef
Roasted rice is what gives the dish such a unique flavor and smell
Ground chili pepper
Red Onions
Green onions
Fish sauce
Lime juice
Sugar (If you're most likely having diabetes like myself. If not, skip it.)

Those are pretty much all the ingredients you need to make such yummy dish in no time but unfortunately, I love shortcuts so we purchased seasoning ready to dump into the pan :) and we also miss some ingredients that honestly, replaceable.

Stir some ground meat of your choice in a bit of vegetable oil. Water would work too as the fat of the meat will come out and make a great grease itself anyways :)

I love veggies so I sneak in some chopped portobello mushrooms in a bit.

No red onion but this giant green onion works like a charm just not as strong taste as the original ingredient

This type of package is all you need. It's magic, truly!

It's already good itself with all that we just dumped into the pan but if you fancy more flavors, a bit more fish sauce and lime/lemon juice would make the dish so flavorful.

I know we already have a lot of green onion in the pan but cooked and raw ones are totally different stories so, after we turn off the heat, put in some chopped green onion in for more aroma, flavor and color :)

I said it, Larb is best with sticky rice but if you can't get your hands on one, regular white rice just works too!

Enjoy this crazy yummy but super easy peasy to make! I love it a lot!! If you love intense and flavorful dishes, I'm sure you would like this one as well :)