Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, from about 5 limes
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, from 1 large lemon
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce*
- 2 tablespoons honey
Larb:
- 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 3 shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 (4-inch) piece lemongrass, minced (about 1/4 cup)*
- 1 Thai chile, such as prik kee noo, or 1 serrano chile, stemmed and thinly sliced*
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey, preferably dark meat
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated
- *Can be found at specialty Asian markets
- Serving suggestion: sticky or steamed white rice
Directions
Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, lemon juice, fish sauce and honey. Set aside.
Larb: In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, shallots, lemongrass, chile, and salt, to taste. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and season with salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the meat and vegetables are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the dressing to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the mint. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Spoon the turkey mixture onto the lettuce leaves and arrange on a serving platter. Serve with sticky rice.
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By starvinmarla
Charlotte, NC
on May 21, 2012
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Great stuff, and easy enough for anyone to make. I use ground chicken - only because I don't care for the taste of ground turkey - and add some cilantro with the mint. I always make extra so we can have leftovers for lunch. We like to drizzle on some spicy peanut sauce too. There are several good recipes for it on this site, and Annie Chun's bottled version is the bomb, plus easier.
By madeline-wells_...
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on April 16, 2012
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This is my new favorite weeknight dish. It is so easy and so delicious!!
By cwuer
madison, ms
on April 16, 2012
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Wow, these are really different. I would not say delicious, but very good and healthy to boot. Do NOT make the mistake of smelling the fish sauce before you use it. It smells horrible and will turn your stomach. Just use it and it works out in the end. LOL. Nice to have something so very different. I could not find the Thai pepper so used serrano instead. Perfect amount of heat for us.
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