Thai Lettuce Wraps (Larb Gai, Laab Gai)

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 136.

	this recipe	typical

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

5 g	2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch (OR 2 tbsp uncooked rice (any rice is fine) (Note 1))
44 g	3 tbsp water
38 g	2 1/2 tbsp lime juice ((1 to 2 limes))
34 g	2 tbsp fish sauce
9 g	2 tsp brown sugar
18 g	2 tbsp peanut oil ((or other high smoke point cooking oil))
6 g	1 tbsp fresh ginger (, grated or very finely chopped)
6 g	2 garlic cloves (, large, minced)
	1 lemon grass stalk (, white and very pale green part only, finely chopped (Note 2))
	2 Thai or birds eye chilli (, deseeded and finely chopped (adjust to taste))
500 g	1 lb / 500g chicken mince ((ground chicken) OR pork)
75 g	1/2 red onion (, cut into 4 wedges then finely sliced)
33 g	1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves (, plus extra to garnish)
	1/3 cup mint leaves (, plus extra to garnish)
27 g	3 tbsp crushed peanuts ((optional))
	6 - 8 small to medium lettuce leaves ((I used baby cos / romaine) (Note 3))
	Extra lime wedges, chilli

Method: 7 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Really enjoyed this recipe! Thanks again Nagi for sharing your creations so us novices can have a go! Once again a hit with my partner and that’s always a bonus. Have been craving Larb Gai for a VERY long time and the restaurant I normally get it from has clos” — a cook, 5★

“Hi Nagi – we love love love this dish. On rotation once a week – even did your bacon wrapped chicken thighs last night come to think of it and we love those too. Bit of a problem tonight though, i have no red onion to hand, Can i use a normal onion (assume i’d” — a cook, 5★