Larb

My new favorite summer Thai dish of late is Larb (pronounced more like “Laap”). Lime, mint, shallots, ground chilies, and other flavors combine into an epic paleo-friendly meal. Traditionally eaten with sticky rice and your hands (a bit of rice, dab the larb, heaven), most restaurants will also provide a side of cabbage leaves or romaine to make laap wraps. Best Larb in town: Kesone Thai. In fact, some of the best “atypical” paleo-friendly Thai dishes I have ever had. I am always available if you want to visit Kesone and would like menu consultation

I tried this recipe on line and it turned out great! So easy to make too. Just fry up the ground meat (traditionally pork) and put into a bowl. Add seasonings and veggies until flavor is to your liking. For instance, I used much less lime juice then recommended. Curious to see how it tastes with some fish oil(omega-3′s) added to it. The recipe already calls for fish sauce so the oil might not conflict with the other flavors. Oh, there is usually a bit of toasted rice in Laab. Kesone makes it with toasted brown rice and it adds a crunchy texture to it that I like. You can always ask the owner/chef to forgo the rice!