Thai Chicken (Or Pork) Salad With Glass Noodles - Larb Woosen Ga
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package bean thread noodles (Mung bean noodles)
- 1⁄2 cup shallot, sliced finely (small red onions)
- 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb pork, cooked
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
- 2 tablespoons uncooked jasmine rice (khao koor (see below)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon ground thai chili powder (or cayenne will do)
- 1 tablespoon red chili pepper flakes
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1⁄4 cup spring onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh mint leaves
directions
- Soak bean threads in water for at least 5 minutes, then use scissors to cut it a few times into 2-3 inch pieces. Boil in water for just 2 minutes, drain, place in bowl, drizzle a small amount of vegetable oil over noodles to prevent them sticking together, and set aside. Do this while the chicken (or pork) cooks.
- To prepare khao koor: get a skillet fairly hot, and add 2 tablespoons of uncooked jasmine rice. Keep it moving until the rice starts to turn golden brown. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Grind to a fairly coarse powder in a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. The powder should retain some texture and not be too fine a powder.
- In the same skillet, cook the chicken/pork with the garlic with a small amount of oil.
- In a large mixing bowl, add shallots, cooked chicken (or pork), khao koor, ground Thai chile powder, chili flakes, fish sauce, and lime juice. Toss gently until mixed well.
- Add bean thread noodles, spring onion, cilantro, and toss it together a little (not too much).
- Transfer to a dish and top with a generous amount of whole fresh mint leaves.
- If not using the noodles, serve over rice with a side of fresh veggies, like sliced cuccumber, sliced green cabbage, raw sugar snap peas, etc.
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I'm a Canadian living in Singapore and teaching at an international school with my husband. We've previously lived in Japan, Thailand and England. We love to travel! As for myself, I love shopping, going out to eat, relaxing with a good book by the pool, I play golf occasionally and I go to the gym regularly.