Thai Larb Salad

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground pork (but any ground meat could work, or 2 cups tvp soaked in 2 cups broth)
• 1/2-1 tbsp chili flakes (1/4 tsp korean flakes and 1/4 tsp dried red chile flakes works!)
• pinch of sugar
• 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
• juice of 1.5 limes
• 3-4 small shallots or pungent red onion, thinly sliced
• 3-4 green onions, finely minced
• a few leaves of culantro or cilantro, finely minced (optional)
• ~20 leaves of fresh mint, whole
• 1 tbsp powdered toasted sticky rice

Directions

1. Add ground meat to a pan and brown it, breaking it into very small pieces as you turn it (go as dark/crispy as you like)

2. Add the toasted rice powder, chili flakes, sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice. Stir to combine and check seasoning (fish sauce to get it saltier, lime juice to make it more sour, more chile flakes if it's not hot enough)

3. Throw all the herbs/veggies in and give it a good mix. Check the seasoning one more time

4. Serve with cooked sticky rice and top with fresh mint or Thai sweet basil and toasted rice powder to taste

References

1. Thai larb recipe