Larb Gai

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 tablespoon kaffir lime leaf (or lime zest if unavailable)
• 1 tablespoon lemongrass, bruised and chopped fine
• 1 shallot, chopped (red onion can be substituted)
• 1/2 cup mint leaf, chopped
• 1/2 cup Thai basil (omit if unavailable, regular basil doesn't taste the same)
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons dried Thai chiles or 1 tablespoon sambal oelek chili paste
• 3 tablespoons rice powder, toasted (you can make your own by browning dry rice in a pan and pulverizing in a spice mill or mortar and pe)
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce (or soy sauce if you don't like fish sauce)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice, fresh squeezed
• 1 head cabbage
• 2 cups cooked rice