Larb Moo (Pork Larb) - East Asian Recipe

Larb Moo (Pork Larb)

🌍 East Asian, Thailand (Isaan)/Laos Difficulty: ●●●○○

Toasted rice powder (khao kua) is the signature Isaan thickener — adds nutty texture unique to this style of salad.

Ingredients

• 400g ground pork
• 3 tbsp toasted rice powder (raw rice dry-toasted then ground)
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp chili flakes
• 4 shallots sliced
• 4 scallions
• fresh mint
• cilantro
• fresh Thai chilies

Method

1. Cooking — Cook ground pork in dry pan until just done. Cool slightly.
2. Tossing — Toss with fish sauce, lime, chili flakes, rice powder.
3. Adding — Add shallots, scallions, herbs. Mix well.
4. Tasting — Taste — should be aggressively tart, salty, spicy.
5. Serving — Serve with sticky rice and raw vegetables.

Tags: ground pork, toasted rice powder, fish sauce, lime juice, chili flakes · Source: Brittani's Almanac