| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 25 min |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (from about 5 limes)
- 1 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 medium red onion, diced
- 3 small shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 4-inch piece lemongrass, minced (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 Thai chile (such as prik kee noo) or serrano chile, stemmed and thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (preferably dark meat)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated
- Sticky white rice, for serving
Instructions
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk the lime juice, lemon juice, fish sauce and honey. Set aside.
- Make the larb: In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion, shallots, lemongrass, chile, and salt to taste. Cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the turkey and season with salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the meat and vegetables are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the dressing to the pan and cook 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the mint. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the turkey mixture onto the lettuce leaves and arrange on a serving platter. Serve with sticky rice.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 431 |
| Total Fat | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 117 mg |
| Sodium | 816 mg |
Reviews
How is it you need 5 limes for 1/3 cup juice?? Great recipe though!
So yummy! I made 2/3 of the portion, it’s actually more than enough for 3-4 people. Of coz we have some other dish too. Great flavor and quick dish… will try tofu/vegetarian version next time.
I enjoyed making this recipe and I thought it was delicious. I used three Thai chilies instead of one and I used extra mint as well. I tasted as I went and thought it had great flavor in the end!
Calling these celebrity chefs out. They reach stardom then think they can change classic dishes any way they want to. Thanks Andrew
Whether you like this dish or not it is definitely not larb, which by it’s very definition requires the use of toasted rice mixed with the meat, so what you have here really is just “fried turkey meat.” Honey also is a bizarre variation that completely alters the traditional spicy-sour flavor of a properly prepared larb.
We make this recipe all the time & it’s wonderful as well as easy! Thanks Giadia! Hubby loves it, and so do I. Making again tonight!
Love this recip! I go light on the fish sauce and top it off with sriacha!!
No so good. There are much better recipes for laarb on Thai cooing site. Needs the toasted rice.
I have made this a dozen times with beef, chicken and turkey. It is simple easy and better than I have had in most Thai restaraunts. I am making it again today.
This is a family favorite! It’s super easy and very tasty. I add some more hot spice (Sriracha to it and serve over butter lettuce or as wraps. I use 2 tablespoons of lemon grass paste (instead of the real lemon grass sold in the refrigerated section. It’s also great as left overs.