Crispy Rice Salad

Name: Crispy Rice Salad
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 2¼ cups, water; 1½ cups, jasmine rice, rinsed; 3 tablespoons, lime juice (2 limes); 2 tablespoons, fish sauce; 1 tablespoon, Thai red curry paste; 1½ tablespoons, sugar; 1 teaspoon, grated fresh ginger; 2 , shallots, sliced thin; 1 teaspoon, vegetable oil; 2 ounces Chinese, sausage or ham, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1½ quarts peanut or, vegetable oil for frying; ½ cup, fresh cilantro leaves; ½ cup, fresh mint leaves, torn; 4 , scallions, sliced thin on bias; ¼ cup, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse

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This recipe was inspired by the popular Laotian rice salad called nam khao.

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SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from One-Hour Comfort

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Nam khao is a popular Laotian rice salad featuring a plethora of contrasting flavors and textures: crunchy and soft, tangy and salty, spicy and sweet, nutty and herbal. Traditionally, the dish features rice balls deep-fried until they devel...

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