Duck and ginger larb
serves
4
Phoebe Wood's fast, fresh take on this Laotian classic packs a powerful flavour punch.
Ingredients (18)
- 10 dried red chillies
- 2 tbs jasmine rice
- 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable oil
- 5cm piece (25g) ginger, peeled, finely chopped
- 2 eschalots, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 lemongrass stalk, finely grated (we used a microplane)
- 3cm piece (15g) galangal, peeled, finely chopped
- 1 tbs soy sauce
- 3 tsp brown sugar
- 400g store-bought barbecued duck, fifinely chopped (from Chinese takeaway shops, substitute Peking duck breasts from supermarkets)
- 3 long green shallots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
- Extra sprigs of coriander to serve
- 200g snake beans, blanched and refreshed, cut into 2cm pieces
- 1 iceberg lettuce, leaves separated
- Crispy shallots to serve
- Lime wedges to serve
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Place chillies in a wok over medium heat and cook for 2-3 minutes, tossing regularly, until fragrant and toasted.
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2.Remove from wok and cool slightly, then roughly crush one chilli in a mortar and pestle. Keep remaining chillies whole.
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3.Return wok to medium heat and add the rice. Cook, tossing regularly, for 5-6 minutes until rice is browned all over.
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4.Remove from the pan and crush to a coarse powder in a mortar and pestle.
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5.Return wok to medium heat and add oil.
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6.Add ginger and eschalot and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes until softened and light golden.
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7.Add garlic, lemongrass and galangal, and cook for 2 minutes to soften.
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8.Add soy, sugar, duck and ground and whole chilli and toss to combine.
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9.Add long green shallot, coriander and snake beans and remove from the heat.
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10.Spoon into a bowl, scatter with crushed toasted rice and serve with lettuce, extra coriander sprigs, crispy shallots and lime wedges.
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