Larb Moo

This spicy-sour-salty Thai dish of minced pork with chilli, garlic, fish sauce and lime juice is often eaten as an appetiser, but it can also be served as a light main course, with a bowl of steamed white rice. Toasted rice powder is sold at Thai shops; it adds a slightly grainy texture and mild crunch. If you can't find it, make your own by constantly stirring raw long-grain rice in an unoiled skillet until golden and toasted. Let it cool, and grind it in a spice grinder. It keeps for weeks if stored in an airtight container.

Ingredients

1 tsp fine chilli flakes, or to taste

2 lemon grass stalks

15ml cooking oil

500 grams minced pork