Pork larb
It's so easy. Served at room temperature, eaten with your hands. Pork - the perfect protein - flavoured with exotic Jasmine rice and wrapped in crisp and fresh cos lettuce. Healthy and light, but a surprisingly satisfying family meal.
Ingredients
- 800 g NZ Pork mince
- 1 tbsp Olivado Peanut Oil
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 stalk stalk lemongrass smashed
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 lime
- 5-6 mint leaves torn
- ½ cup fresh coriander leaves torn
- ½ red onion
- 1 pouch cooked Jasmine rice microwave
- 2 heads baby cos lettuce to serve
Instructions
- Heat Olivado Peanut oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic, chilli flakes and lemongrass. When fragrant add pork mince and cook it stirring frequently.
- When the pork is cooked, add brown sugar, fish sauce and juice of 1/2 lime. Mix through chopped red onion, mint and corriander. Set aside.
- Cook Jasmine Rice per packet instructions.
- Mix rice and pork mince.
- Serve on lettuce leaves with more squeeze of lime and chilli if desired.
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