Why Toasted Rice Powder Is the Secret to an Authentic Thai Laab Salad

Marion Grasby walks through her Thai pork laab salad, revealing why toasted ground rice is the make-or-break ingredient most home cooks skip. She covers the classic lime-fish sauce-palm sugar dressing, the trick of adding shallots to hot pork straight from the pan, and finishing with fresh herbs for a perfectly coated, nutty, spicy salad.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 1pork mince
  • 2fish sauce
  • 3palm sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 4lime juice
  • 5chili
  • 6sticky rice (glutinous rice)
  • 7shallots
  • 8coriander (cilantro)
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