LOW CALORIE LAO CRISPY RICE SALAD
Crispy rice salad aka Nem The Deua is a very popular Lao dish made with rice and nem chua, which is a fermented pork kind of sausage composed of a mixture of lean pork and thin strips of cooked rind, garnished with garlic and chilli. This recipe is a healthier version because instead of deep frying the rice to make it crispy, I used the air fryer with almost no oil, so it’s wayyyyy less calorie!
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 460kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 12g
Ingredients
- 350 g rice, cooked cold or room temperature
- 25 g shredded coconut toasted
- 50 g Thai red curry paste
- 420 g fermented pork (aka nem chua)
- 6 leaves kaffir lime leaves
- 1 eggs
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 lime juice
- 2 shallots
- 1 handful fresh mint
- lettuce
- 1 Persian cucumber
- 1 handful fresh coriander
- green onions
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Instructions
- Mix the rice with the red curry paste , toasted shredded coconut , finely chopped kaffir lime leaves , fish sauce and the egg . It’s important to let the rice cool down before mixing, otherwise it will be all mushy.
- Form 9 rice balls or patties. I prefer patties so that there’s a bigger surface of rice in contact with heat when air fried (so more crispiness!) . Wet your hands with water if you don’t have gloves to help the rice not to stick to your fingers.
- Airfry the rice patties with a spray of oil until it’s golden brown and a nice crispy layer has formed (around 15-20min at 200C).
- In the meantime, crumble the fermented pork and chop the shallots and all the fresh herbs .
- Break apart the airfried rice patties into the fermented pork . Add some lime juice and fish sauce to taste and finish off by adding the fresh herbs to the mixture.
- Serve with lettuce (iceberg or batavia), cucumber and enjoy!
