Spiced larb
- Published: 29 Feb 12
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This is a perfect light lunch or canapé. Serve in little gem leaves and let everyone help themselves.
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Serves 6
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Ready in about 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 bunch of fresh coriander
- 1 red chilli, deseeded
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 shallots
- 1 tbsp oil
- 500g beef mince, seasoned
- 300ml beef stock, hot
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Fish sauce
- 2 lime
- 2 little gem lettuces
- Spring onion, shredded
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Method
- Pulse the coriander, chilli, garlic and shallots in a food processor until chopped to a paste.
- Heat oil in a pan over a medium heat, add the beef mince and fry for 10 minutes until well browned, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon.
- Add the stock and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir through the coriander paste and brown sugar, then fry for 3 minutes more. Add a splash of fish sauce and the juice of 1 lime and stir.
- Spoon into the leaves of the little gem lettuces and top with the spring onion. Serve with lime wedges.
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- Recipe from March 2012 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 239kcals
- Fat
- 15.4g (6.1g saturated)
- Protein
- 17g
- Carbohydrates
- 3.5g (3.2g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.5g
- Salt
- 0.5g
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