Larbgaispicythaichickensalad Recipes

LARB GAI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chicken over medium heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes, breaking it into crumbles; drain. In the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add shallots and chiles; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the cooked chicken, lime juice, fish sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar and Sriracha. Cook and stir until heated through. Stir in cilantro and mint. Serve with rice and, if desired, lettuce leaves.

LARB GAI: THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine all salad dressing ingredients together in a cup or bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar. Set aside.
• Combine all the cold salad ingredients in a large salad bowl (arugula/salad greens, mint, green onions, basil, red pepper, and cucumber).
• If using rice, see instructions below. Set aside.
• Place 1 to 2 tablespoons oil in a wok or frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, chicken, and lime leaf (if using).
• As you stir-fry, add the fish sauce. Also, add a little water if the pan becomes dry. Stir-fry until chicken is cooked-about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer the hot chicken to the salad bowl with prepared salad ingredients. Pour over the dressing and toss well.
• Finally, add the chopped nuts or ground toasted rice.
• Taste test the salad, adding more fish sauce if you prefer it saltier or more flavorful. Add more dried crushed chile if you prefer it spicier. If too bitter, add a little more sugar.
• Garnish with more mint or basil leaves or with some edible flowers.
• Serve immediately while the chicken is still warm.
• Place uncooked rice in a dry wok or frying pan over medium-high heat. As rice heats up, shake the pan back and forth or stir with a spoon. After 6 to 8 minutes, the rice will turn a light golden brown and begin to pop (like popcorn).
• When it begins to pop, transfer to a coffee grinder or pestle and mortar. Grind down to a coarse powder. (A coffee grinder works well for this. Simply wipe out with a clean, dry cloth, then pour in your rice and grind. For pestle and mortar, use a firm, circular grinding motion.)
• Use in your recipe and enjoy.

WARM THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet or wok over med-high heat.
• Cook garlic and chile in oil around 30 secs, stirring frequently.
• Stir in chicken.
• Cook stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Add bell pepper, cucumber and onions; toss with chicken mixture.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except salad greens.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 30 secs.
• Remove from heat.
• Divide lettuce among 4 dinner plates.
• Spoon chicken mixture over lettuce, using slotted spoon.
• Drizzle liquid from skillet over chicken and lettuce.
• Garnish with dry-roasted peanuts and lime slices if desired.

SPICY THAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a zip log bag or bowl.
• Remove excess fat from chicken and add to bowl.
• Add chicken to bowl/bag and let marinate for 1 hour.
• Place saute pan on med/high heat and wait until hot.
• Add hand full of chicken to pan (with some marinade sticking to chicken). DO NOT overload the pan or you will steam the chicken.
• Cook until chicken is cooked and sauce turns a darker color.
• Remove cooked chicken and repeat from step 4/5 until all done.

LARB GAI - THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Grill or broil the chicken until just cooked through. Allow to cool and remove skin and bones. Chop the meat very finely. Use only the tender white portion of the lemon grass and cut into thin slices. Slice out the mid-ribs from the lime leaves and shred the leaf very finely.
• Put the chopped chicken meat in a bowl and mix with the chopped lemon grass, shredded lime leaf, roasted rice powder, cayenne, scallions, mint, red onion and cilantro. Combine fish sauce, lime juice and palm sugar. Pour over the chicken mixture and combine well.
• Serve with cabbage leaves and garnished with extra mint. To eat, pick up a cabbage leaf and "pinch" or roll up some chicken salad in it.

LARB GAI - SPICY THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat nonstick skillet over medium heat, no oil necessary.
• Add chicken, stir until cooked through.
• Remove from heat, drain excess liquid.
• Add fish sauce and lime juice.
• Toss all together with cilantro, onion, shallots, mint, cayenne, rice powder, and ground chile/garlic paste.
• Adjust seasoning to taste.
• Serve immediately over lettuce leaves or thinly sliced cabbage.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

SPICY THAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare salad by combine salad ingredients in a bowl.
• To prepare dressing, combine lemon juice and remaining dressing ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
• Drizzle the dressing over salad and toss well.