Laab (Thai Minced Pork Salad)

Name: Laab (Thai Minced Pork Salad)
Ingredients: 1⁄3 cup canola oil; 3 tbsp. mashed garlic; 4 Thai chiles, stemmed and minced; 10 oz. ground pork; 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes; 1 tsp. Chinese five-spice powder; 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1⁄4 tsp. ground black pepper; 1⁄4 tsp. ground coriander; 1⁄4 tsp. ground cardamom; 2 tbsp. minced mint, plus more to garnish; 1 tbsp. minced scallions, plus more to garnish; 1 tbsp. minced cilantro, plus more to garnish; 2 tsp. fish sauce; Thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, shallots, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes to garnish

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This salad of minced pork, fish sauce, and a host of spices is a classically Thai dish, with variations differing from region to region and house to house.

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Ingredients

1⁄3 cup canola oil
3 tbsp. mashed garlic
4 Thai chiles, stemmed and minced
10 oz. ground pork
1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
1 tsp. Chinese five-spice powder
1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. kosher salt
1⁄4 tsp. ground black pepper
1⁄4 tsp. ground coriander
1⁄4 tsp. ground cardamom
2 tbsp. minced mint, plus more to garnish
1 tbsp. minced scallions, plus more to garnish
1 tbsp. minced cilantro, plus more to garnish
2 tsp. fish sauce
Thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, shallots, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes to garnish