This dish takes me back to Thailand every time I make it. I know exactly where I was, it was in paradise park farm. They had quite birds that you could feed and few other animals.The pool which we ended up using a few times is amazing it’s an infinity pool up in the hills over looking the valley and sea. Just divine.

Ingredients

• 250g chicken mince
• 1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
• 1 shallot, peeled and finely sliced
• 1 tsp lemongrass paste, optional
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp palm or brown sugar
• Juice 2 limes
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• Pinch of five spice
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
• Baby gem lettuce, leaves removed
• Oil for frying

Directions

1. Get the sauce ingredients ready by adding the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, pepper and five spice. Give in a mix and set aside.
2. Heat about a tbsp of cooking oil to a wok or pan until smoking hot. Add the chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the shallots, ginger and garlic paste and lemon grass (if using). Stir fry for a minute. Pour in the sauce and stir fry again for 2 minutes.
3. Serve with the lettuce leaves. To eat spoon a couple of spoonfuls of laab on the lettuce leaf roll and enjoy. 😋