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Easy Larb Recipe with Chicken

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This easy larb recipe with chicken is so easy to make, fresh ingredients perfect as a side dish or main dish. The taste is very refreshing, combination of fresh ingredients: mint leaves, cilantro, lemongrass, lime juice.

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Wrapping a meal in lettuce or cabbage leaves dates back hundreds of years in Asia, but really didn’t become too popular in the US until more recently (likely when lettuce wraps from a larger chain became quite popular).  I’m a big proponent of using lettuce or cabbage to wrap up food. First of all it’s a lot more fun than using a fork or spoon and a great way to consume healthy, leafy vegetables.  Each bite has a nice contrast too of being milder at first then getting to the juicy vegetables, meat and spices inside a split-second later.

I have tried different larb or similar recipes from a number of countries in Asia: Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The below recipe has a couple of items sourced from Thailand, but takes inspiration from all of these countries.

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Easy Larb Chicken Recipe with Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Servings: 2 -3
Author: Posh Journal
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
  • 2/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (add more according to your liking)
  • 1/2 -1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon thinly sliced Thai chilies or serrano chilies or ½ teaspoon Thai hot chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup thinly sliced red onions
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh lemongrass
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 15 leaves whole mint
  • Fresh cabbage washed
Instructions
  1. Place a skillet over high heat and and add low sodium chicken broth. Bring to boil and add ground chicken. Stir continuously to prevent lumps. Cook until chicken is browned or cooked through about 6 minutes.
  2. Remove chicken and set aside.
  3. Mix fish sauce, fresh lime juice, sugar, red onions and lemongrass in a mixing bowl, then add cooked ground chicken. Stir until well-mixed.
  4. Stir in fresh mint leaves and cilantro right before serving and spoon the mixture into the cabbage to serve.

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  4. Jeanette

    Mar 28, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    I am trying to eat more lettuce and less bread I am still a work in progress though I bought the wrong lettuce (too big), but I have actually enjoyed it and not missing the bread really all that much. This looks awesome!

  8. NPC

    Mar 29, 2016 at 7:22 am

    Great recipe! My in-law make this all the time! So yummy! Definitely have to eat it with lettuce!

  19. Kim

    Nov 18, 2017 at 7:47 pm

    3 stars
    I just made this tonight. I have to say the amount of fish sauce it calls for is too much. If you do 2T instead of 1/3 cup and increase the broth to 1/3 cup it will be delicious. I’m sorry, but the fish sauce ruined it for me. I will try again!

  20. rika agustini

    Nov 18, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Hi Kim,

    Thanks a lot for sharing your feedback. I am very curious as which brand of fish sauce did you use? Do you know the brand and/or the general type (Thai fish sauce, Vietnamese, Filipino fish sauce, etc.)? I’ll make sure to edit the recipe, so readers can decide if they need to adjust the amount of fish sauce. I’m taking your comment to heart as with many of my recipes I strive for a lighter taste that’s never hidden by the sauce, dressing, etc. so thanks again. Rika

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