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Authentic Thai Minced Pork Salad Larb Moo

groups2 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 15 minsscheduleTotal: 20 minsoutdoor_grillPan-friedlocal_fire_departmentMedium
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9 Steps Total
01
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00:01:12

Turn on the fire to a low heat, add 5 tbsp of Thai sticky rice to the wok, and continually stir so the heat gets evenly distributed on the rice until the sticky rice turns deep golden yellow, looks like wheat, and smells like popcorn after about 15 minutes.

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Watch out

Continually stir the rice on low heat

otherwise, uneven heating will cause some grains to burn while others remain uncooked

Ingredients:Thai sticky rice (5 tbsp)
Tools:wok
02
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00:01:33

Transfer the toasted sticky rice into a stone mortar and keep pounding the rice with a pestle for about 5 minutes until you have a coarse powder, then scoop it out into a bowl.

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Pound the rice evenly until a coarse powder forms

otherwise, large hard rice grains will remain and ruin the salad texture

Ingredients:Thai sticky rice
Tools:stone mortar and pestle
03
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00:01:50
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Handle raw minced pork carefully and wash hands thoroughly afterwards to prevent cross-contamination from bacteria.

Turn on the stove to high heat, place a small saucepan pot on the stove, add 300g of minced pork, and fry it for about 5 minutes, stirring continuously until the pork is completely gray and completely cooked through, then take it off the heat.

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Stir the minced pork constantly on high heat

otherwise, it will clump together and cook unevenly

Ingredients:minced pork belly (300 g)
Tools:saucepan
04
Active Cooking
00:02:09

In the same pot with the cooked pork, add 1 big heaping tablespoonful of toasted rice powder, 0.5 tbsp of dry chili flakes, a tiny sprinkle of sugar, and 0.5 tbsp of fish sauce, then give it a quick stir.

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Add chili flakes gradually according to spice preference

otherwise, the salad will become excessively spicy

Ingredients:Thai sticky rice (5 tbsp)dry chili flakes (0.5 tbsp)sugar (0.125 tbsp)fish sauce (0.5 tbsp)
Tools:spoon
05
Active Cooking
00:02:26
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Cut limes on a stable cutting board with a sharp knife pointing away from fingers to avoid cuts.

Slice up 1.5 good sized limes, squeeze the juice into the pot, and give the larb a quick stir to get the dry and wet ingredients mixed into the pork.

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Add lime juice gradually to taste

otherwise, the dish will become too sour

Ingredients:lime (1.5 piece)
Tools:kitchen knifecutting board
06
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00:02:40

Peel the skin off 3 shallots, dice them into half-rings, and toss them all into the pot.

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Slice shallots into uniform half-rings

otherwise, large chunks will overpower the delicate flavor balance

Ingredients:shallot (3 piece)
Tools:kitchen knife
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00:02:50

Chop off the roots of 4 spring onions, slice the green onions really fine, and toss them into the pot with the pork, stirring to mix thoroughly.

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Chop spring onions finely

otherwise, fibrous long pieces will ruin the salad texture

Ingredients:spring onion (4 piece)
Tools:kitchen knife
08
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00:03:10

Pluck about 20 leaves of fresh mint, put them into the pork, and give the larb a slight stir so you don't crush the mint leaves, resulting in a refreshing, highly aromatic, and well-mixed meat salad.

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Stir gently when adding mint leaves

otherwise, bruising them will cause bitterness and discolor the salad

Ingredients:mint (20 piece)
Tools:spoon
09
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00:03:50

Transfer the prepared larb onto a blue plate and garnish it with some extra leaves of mint, sprigs of culantro, and fresh Thai sweet basil on the side.

Tools:plate

groceryAll Ingredients

Thai sticky rice5 tbsp
minced pork belly300 g
dry chili flakes0.5 tbsp
sugar0.125 tbsp
fish sauce0.5 tbsp
lime1.5 piece
shallot3 piece
spring onion4 piece
mint20 piece

blenderAll Tools Needed

wokstone mortar and pestlesaucepanspoonkitchen knifecutting boardplate