Soups & Salads

Lao Laab Gai

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Description

Laab, a bright and spicy cold salad, couldn’t be easier. Precooked chicken is the time-saving ingredient that makes this recipe the answer to what to make when it’s too hot to cook.

Ingredients
  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped scallions (about 4 scallions)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped lemongrass (about 2 stalks)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce, plus more to taste
  • 2 teaspoons laab seasoning powder, plus more to taste and for serving
  • 2 fresh red thai chiles, thinly sliced
  • 2 makrut lime leaves, stemmed and finely chopped (optional)
  • sliced cucumbers, lettuce, and steamed rice or sticky rice, for serving
Directions
  1. Toss together chicken, cilantro, onion, scallions, mint, lemongrass, lime juice, fish sauce, laab powder, chiles, and lime leaves (if using) in a large bowl until well combined. Season to taste with additional fish sauce and laab seasoning powder, if desired.
  2. Transfer to a platter; garnish with cucumbers, cabbage, or lettuce. Sprinkle with a pinch of additional laab seasoning before serving. Serve with cucumber, steamed rice, sticky rice, or alone as a lettuce wrap.

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