Larb chicken in lettuce cups

Source : Chop Tomato Shallots Cut Lime To Wedges Size Leave Asidemince The Chicken Breasts Into Tiny Pieces Pour Of Water In The Small Saucepan Heat The W...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 21, 2026

Step:

  1. Chop tomato, shallots, cut lime to wedges size. Leave aside

  2. Mince the chicken breasts into tiny pieces.

  3. Pour ½ of water in the small saucepan, heat the water up on high heat.

  4. Adding the minced chicken, break up ant lumps and stir well. Then add chilli flakes and toasted rice powder. Stir-fry the chicken for 4 mins then Remove from the heat.

  5. Add shallots, lime juice and fish sauce, stirring, then add the chopped tomato

  6. Toss in the mint leaves. Serve with the lettuces and other salad veg and a lime wedge on the side.

  7. (You can buy this toasted rice powder (Khao Khua) from most Asian grocery shops. To make toasted rice powder, heat a wok or pan over high heat. Add raw rice (2-3 tsp) and cook, stirring often, until rice is toasted and dark brown, but not black, 3 to 5 minutes. To grind the rice into powder, you can either do it by hand using a mortar and pestle, or you can grind it in a food processor or blender. The toasted rice powder will give you the nuttiest favour.)


Ingredients

  1. 2 tsp toasted rice power
  2. 2-3 tsp chilli flakes
  3. 250 g minced chicken
  4. 2-3 tbsp fish sauce
  5. 2-3 shallots finely chopped
  6. 1 lime (juice about 3 tbsp)
  7. 4-5 baby tomato chopped finely
  8. Handful mint leaves
  9. Baby Gem lettuces, leaves separated

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