About this dish
Minced chicken mixed with herbs and pounded chili paste, steamed in banana leaves.
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Ingredients
🍗500g chicken, minced
🌾1 stalk lemongrass, minced
🌶️2 dried chilies, soaked
🍃Banana leaves, for wrapping
Method
Serves 31
Pound lemongrass and chili into a paste.2
Mix the paste thoroughly with minced chicken.3
Spoon portions onto banana leaf squares and fold into secure parcels.4
Steam for about 25-30 minutes until cooked through.5
Serve warm with sticky rice.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Mok kai is a traditional Laotian dish, using the mok steaming technique common across Lao cuisine for its aromatic results.
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