thai pork salad
Serves 6-8 as side dish
1 lb ground pork
2 tablespoons sliced shallot
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
1/4 cup chopped mint leaves
3 tablespoons roasted rice powder
2 tablespoons ground roasted chili powder or fresh bird chilis
2-3 tablespoons fish sauce
Use ground pork from the market, or pork ground in your food processor, or chopped by hand. Cook the pork with 2 tablespoons lime juice in a pan over moderate heat. Stir until done. Transfer cooked pork into medium mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients, and mix well. Taste and season as desired. You might want more or less ground chili and/or fish sauce, etc.
The usual way to eat this is to get a small ball of sticky rice in the fingers and use it to pick up a little larb, then eat it with the raw veggies.