LAAB BEEF - How to make Laab Beef. Thai Larb Beef

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + vinegar

Soy sauce is lower in calories and maintains a savory flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

rice powder

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: flour

Ground oats provide a similar texture with fewer calories.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity and flavor profile.

Start by boiling some water in a pan.

Add about 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 0.5 tablespoon of oyster sauce to the boiling water.

Stir the sauces into the water.

Add the minced beef to the pan and boil it until cooked through, stirring occasionally.

Once the beef is cooked, turn off the heat and set it aside.

Chop the mint leaves roughly and place them in a bowl.

Slice the red onion thinly and add it to another bowl.

Thinly slice the sawtooth coriander and add it to the bowl with the onions.

Slice the green onions and add them to the bowl with the other vegetables.

In a separate bowl, mix together fish sauce, lime juice, chili flakes, 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, and 1.5 tablespoons of toasted rice to create the sauce.

Combine the chopped vegetables in a bowl and mix them together.

Pour the sauce over the mixed vegetables and stir to combine.

Add the cooked minced beef to the vegetable mixture and toss everything together until well combined.

Cooking Techniques

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