Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad

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Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad. Laab Gai or spicy Thai chicken salad from the kitchen of Baan Klang Nam. This wonderful family operated restaurant is located at the end of Rawai Beach Rd. Cook chicken with a little water.

Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad Laab Gai is a Thai minced chicken salad flavored with lime, fish sauce, herbs, and onion. Due to inconsistencies in translation, Laab is often also spelled as Larb, Lahb, Larp, or Laap. She Simmers does a great job explaining the reasons for the inconsistencies and the basics of Laab Gai. You can have Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad using 11 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad

  1. You need 1 lb of Chicken Breast with Skin.
  2. Prepare 1 bunch of Cilantro.
  3. You need 1 bunch of Green Onions.
  4. Prepare 1 stick of Lemongrass.
  5. Prepare 3 of Kaffir Leaves.
  6. You need 10 of as needed Thai Peppers.
  7. Prepare 3 of Limes.
  8. Prepare 1 tsp of Crushed Red Chilli Pepper.
  9. It's 3 tbsp of Roasted Rice.
  10. Prepare 3 tbsp of Fish Sauce.
  11. You need 1 of as needed Salt.

Laab Gai is a traditional Thai minced chicken salad with fresh herbs. Thai cooks depend on the tropical herb phak phai (aka Vietnamese coriander or Persicaria odorata), but this recipe relies on a combination of Thai basil, cilantro, and mint. Culantro is another herb that fits perfectly in this recipe. Also known as lop gai, lap gai, or laab gai ("larb" rhymes with "saab"), this refreshing salad is made with ground chicken, roasted rice powder, lime juice, fish sauce, and a load of gorgeously fragrant herbs, such as cilantro, mint, scallions, shallots, galangal, and kaffir lime leaves.

Laap Gai aka Minced Chicken Salad instructions

  1. Chop green onions, cilantro, and Thai chillies.
  2. Thinly slice kaffir leaves and halve limes.
  3. Preheat wok on medium high heat.
  4. Remove chicken skin and season with salt.
  5. Mince chicken breast thoroughly.
  6. Add minced chicken to preheated wok.
  7. Cook chicken breast until there is no more pink.
  8. Drain meat and add to a large mixing bowl.
  9. Pan fry chicken skin in skillet over medium heat until golden brown.
  10. Chop chicken skin and add over minced chicken.
  11. Sprinkle rice powder and crushed red chili pepper over minced chicken and mix.
  12. Add juiced lime and fish sauce over minced chicken and mix.
  13. Add green onions, cilantro, lemongrass and Thai peppers and mix.

A traditional Laap recipe - Lao minced meat and herb salad that is perfect with chicken, beef, tofu or veggies. Bursting with flavors of herbs and spices. Thai/Laos style mince pork salad recipe Larb! Sometimes it spells Larb, Laab, Laap. But only thing that they have common is, they are DELICIOUS!