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Thai Lettuce Wraps (Larb Gai, Laab Gai)
Recipe video above. This is a really authentic recipe for Thai Lettuce Wraps (Larb Gai). It is super fast to make, incredibly fresh but full of fragrance and a hit of spice.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Nagi | RecipeTin Eats📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Sauce: Place water and cornflour OR rice powder into a small bowl. Mix into a slurry. Add lime juice, fish sauce and sugar and mix to combine. Set aside.
water3 tbspfish sauce2 tbsp
2
Heat peanut oil in a wok (or heavy based fry pan) over medium high heat. Add ginger, garlic, lemongrass and chilli and sauté for ⏱️ 45 seconds to ⏱️ 1 minute until fragrant. Do not let the garlic burn, it will taste bitter.
peanut oil (or other high smoke point cooking oil)2 tbspfresh ginger (, grated or very finely chopped)1 tbsp
3
Add the chicken and turn up the heat to high. Cook the chicken, breaking up the mince into small pieces.
4
Once the chicken turns white and is almost cooked through (about 3 to ⏱️ 4 minutes), add Sauce. Cook for ⏱️ 45 seconds to ⏱️ 1 minute to coat the chicken and for the sauce to thicken.
5
Remove wok from heat. Stir through onion, coriander/cilantro and mint.
6
Spoon filling into a bowl, and serve with lettuce, peanuts, extra herbs and lime wedges on the side - leave everyone to make their own. Spoon filling into lettuce cups and garnish with what you want!
7
Sauce option: Take it over the top by serving with Thai Peanut Satay Sauce, as pictured in the first photo in post! It's extra amazing (though not traditional!)
Nutrition Facts
calories
351 kcal
fat Content
21.4 g
serving Size
238 g
fiber Content
1.9 g
sugar Content
2.4 g
sodium Content
559 mg
protein Content
28 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
130 mg
carbohydrate Content
13 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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