Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

2.00 lbs Pork
ground or finely minced
0.25 cup Sticky rice
uncooked
6.00 Shallots
thinly sliced
1.00 cup Mint leaves
1.00 cup Cilantro
6.00 Green onions
chopped
0.50 cup Lime juice
fresh
0.25 cup Fish sauce
6.00 Bird's eye chilies
minced
2.00 stalks Lemongrass
minced
1.00 inch piece Galangal
minced
1.00 head Cabbage leaves
for serving

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Toast sticky rice in dry pan until golden brown. Grind into powder.
8 minutes
2
Cook ground pork in pan, breaking up until no longer pink.
10 minutes
3
Add lemongrass and galangal. Cook 2 minutes.
2 minutes
4
Remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
5 minutes
5
Add lime juice, fish sauce, chilies, toasted rice powder.
6
Add shallots, mint, cilantro, green onions. Toss well.
7
Taste and adjust seasoning - should be sour, salty, spicy.
8
Serve at room temperature with cabbage leaves and sticky rice.