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Nam Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad)
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Nam Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad)

18 ingredients 15 min + 10 min 6 openrecipes
Nam Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad)

Crispy rice balls that are torn apart and introduced to fresh herbs and fermented sausage. It’s ridiculously good.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1072
Calories
44g
Protein
61g
Fat
90g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Green Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Roasted Peanut not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cooked Jasmine Rice, Cooled
  • 2 whole Eggs, Beaten With Below Amount Of Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons Red Curry Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Palm Sugar (or Substitute Brown)
  • 2 cups Ground Pork, Cooked And Cooled
  • 1 cup Sweetened Coconut Flakes
  • 2 cups Cooking Oil
  • ½ cups Shallots, Thinly Sliced
  • ½ cups Roasted Peanuts
  • ½ cups Chopped Fresh Mint
  • ½ cups Chopped Fresh Cilantro
  • 1 Tablespoon Red Chili Flakes (reduce For Less Heat)
  • ½ cups Nam (fermented Pork), Chopped
  • 1 whole Lime, Juiced
  • ½ heads Green Cabbage, Leaves Only
  • 2 whole Thai Bird Chilies, Optional

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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