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Thai Lettuce Wraps (Larb Gai, Laab Gai)

Time
20 min
Makes
2
Ingredients
17
Rating
5.0 out of 5, from 76 ratings on RecipeTin Eats

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Ingredients

Servings
2 servings
Amounts
  • 2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch (OR 2 tbsp uncooked rice (any rice is fine) (Note 1))
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 2 1/2 tbsp lime juice ((1 to 2 limes))
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil ((or other high smoke point cooking oil))
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger (, grated or very finely chopped)
  • 2 garlic cloves (, large, minced)
  • 1 lemon grass stalk (, white and very pale green part only, finely chopped (Note 2))
  • 2 Thai or birds eye chilli (, deseeded and finely chopped (adjust to taste))
  • 1 lb / 500g chicken mince ((ground chicken) OR pork)
  • 1/2 red onion (, cut into 4 wedges then finely sliced)
  • 1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, plus extra to garnish)
  • 1/3 cup mint leaves (, plus extra to garnish)
  • 3 tbsp crushed peanuts ((optional))
  • 6 - 8 small to medium lettuce leaves ((I used baby cos / romaine) (Note 3))
  • Extra lime wedges, chilli
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Nutrition · per serving

238 g per serving

Calories
351 kcal
Fat
21.4 g
Fiber
1.9 g
Sugar
2.4 g
Sodium
559 mg
Protein
28 g
Trans fat
0.1 g
Cholesterol
130 mg
Carbohydrate
13 g
Saturated fat
5 g

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