Thai Chicken Larb

Found this through Carnie Wilson, she calls it chicken larbito, although in Thai restaurants it's just called larb. Delicious! Enjoy on lettuce wraps or pieces of a cabbage wedge!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 165 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 lime, juiced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 pound ground chicken (preferably white meat)
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• ¼ cup sliced scallions (mostly white parts)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemongrass paste (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken. Cook and stir until chicken is broken into little pieces, about 5 minutes. Add red onion and scallions. Continue to cook and break up the chicken until browned, about 2 minutes. Add cilantro, mint, ginger, lemon grass, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until flavors blend, about 3 minutes more. Season with sea salt.