Larb

When we talk about Thai food what do you think of ?  It should be tom-yum-kung, Pad-Thai, or Som-tum.

Today I proudly to introduce you another popular one is "Larb". 

Larb is one kind of food at northeast of Thailand. This dish has a lot of herb like shallot, spring onion, mint and chilli. For who want to diet I prefer this dish because not only you can reduce fat but you can eat a delicious food too. Let's see how easy that you can do by yourself.

Ingredients

1. coarsely ground pork  350 g

2. fresh mint leaves  

3. lime juice  3 tablespoon

4. fish sauce 2 tablespoon

5. roasted sticky rice powder  2 tablespoon

6. finely chopped spring onion 3 tablespoon

7. coarsely chopped fresh coriander 2 tablespoon

8. coarsely ground dried red chilli 1 tablespoon

9. sugar 1/2  teaspoon

10. coarsely chopped shallot 1/2 cup

11. water or chicken stock 1 cup

12. 2 wedges green cabbage

13. green bean, trimmed and halved crosswise

How to ..

1. Heat the water in the saucepan ( or small pot ). Add ground pork and cook for 2 minutes, tossing often  to break up the meat. When cooked, remove the pan from the heat and drain the water.

2. Transfer the cooked pork to a medium bowl. Add the shallot, spring onion, coriander, and most of the mint , reserving a few leaves for a garnish. Add the lime juice, fish sauce, rice powder, chilli and sugar. Then stir to combine everything well.

3. Before serving, garnish before the serving dish with the cabbage, green bean and mint. 

* Thai people love it eat this dish with sticky rice and fresh vegetable.