World Flavors Cookbook

Larb Moo (Pork Minced Salad)

Isaan minced pork salad with toasted rice powder, lime, fish sauce, and fresh herbs — spicy, sour, and deeply satisfying.

Cuisine: Thailand

Ingredients

• 400g minced pork
• 3 tbsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp palm sugar
• 2 tbsp toasted rice powder (khao khua)
• 4 shallots, sliced
• 3 spring onions, sliced
• Dried chili flakes
• Fresh mint, cilantro
• 2 tbsp water

Instructions

1. Dry-fry toasted rice in a pan until golden. Pound to coarse powder.
2. Cook pork in 2 tbsp water, breaking up, until just cooked. Cool slightly.
3. Dress with fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar.
4. Add shallots, spring onions, and rice powder. Mix well.
5. Add chili flakes to taste.
6. Finish with mint and cilantro. Serve with sticky rice and raw vegetables.