Chicken Laab
By cheekyladee
Laab is generally a healthy dish, since it is made with the leanest parts of the meat. My version is even healthier because it's made with baked chicken breasts and the rest of the ingredients are pretty low in calories as well. Laab is meant to be eaten room temperature or even cold and served with greens such as lettuce and of course rice.
- Easy
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup of cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup of green onions, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup of mint leaves, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup of lemongrass (white part only), finely chopped
- 1 tbsp of chopped fresh or frozen Thai chilli peppers
- 2 1/2 tbsp of fish sauce
- 2 tbsp of fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp of roasted rice powder
- Optional: 1/4 cup of shallots, finely chopped
- Note: shallots or onions weren't typically used in Hmong laab, but since I had a bunch around I added it and it added a nice flavor
Preparation
Step 1
1. Bake chicken breasts in oven at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
2. Meanwhile, prepare (chop) fresh herbs.
3. Once chicken is cooked, slice the chicken into large chunks and put into a food processor to chop or chop chicken manually.
4. Add all the fresh ingredients except the chillies to the chicken. Mix well. Add the rice powder, then add the fish sauce, lime juice and chillies slowly (1 tbsp at a time or 1 tsp of the chillies at a time) to adjust to your liking. I am just listing what I used exactly and that's how I liked it. You may like yours less salty, sour, or hot. Make sure to stir everything well.
5. Put laab on a serving plate on top of some lettuce as presentation. Serve with an additional side of lettuce and a bowl of rice.