Laab Gai - Spicy Chicken Salad Recipe - Hot Thai Kitchen!

This famous dish is iconic of northeastern Thai cuisine, and it's probably the healthiest chicken salad I've ever seen! A few years ago I made a pork laab video, this time I make it with chicken with lots of new tips and tricks to help you make a laab to impress! And that crazy good crispy chicken skin makes an appearance at the end as well :)
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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[@PailinsKitchen]

HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video. Thank you for watching!

[@narae0822]

Love your video all the time Pailin! Got one question. Is sticky rice glutinous rice? Or sushi rice ?

[@kingwenceslas4225]

Pailin don’t use endive. The bitterness of endive is rank. Yes there are bittersweet leaves like cabbage or even cos. Italians for example don’t drink bitter drinks with radicchio (endive) even when cooked

[@BS-Fact-checker]

I enjoy your videos but I speed it up and skip parts so I can watch the cooking parts. I do it because you talk too much.

[@lindastokes5589]

I love laab. I discovered it in the late 60's while living in Ubon. One of my go to orders at my favorite Thai restaurant here. When someone asks me what it tastes like I tell them it tastes like spring!

[@markus148]

Great tutorial! Thanks for that, and by the way: It is not only a pleasure watching the cooking, but also the cook herself!

[@noreenneu837]

Pailin! I did it and it worked perfectly. I discovered you while visiting in Thailand and wanting to cook some of the great Thai food I was enjoying there. Now I am back in Canada and trying this dish again. Harder to get all the ingredients but have most of it. Having to substitute cilantro for the sawtooth coriander. I like that you tell us about possible substitutes when you're cooking. Love your show! Thank you

[@opsedopsers9874]

I've been making this stuff for years I love it! My grandma taught my mum and she taught me, love to see other recipes :D

[@Heghineh1]

What an interesting dish, love the taste combo, Thanks for sharing!

[@imhoching]

I followed your video to make laab for the first time today. It's really good. Thank you! I totally agree that, as you said, the hardest part of making larb is to toast the rice well.

[@vickocambodia8349]

That looks beautiful and delicious! How interesting that sugar is absent from the recipe and what a great idea to serve it with Belgian endive! Thank you Pailin!

[@lauragrandgenett]

Thank you!! I was addicted to this when working in Amarillo, Texas, where a Thai restaurant had the best food I ever tasted. That was 15 years ago. Your recipe looks like what I had there. Going to definitely try this out.

[@Chaychay500]

Dear, you are by far the best chef on KZbin. Your videos are so energetic and fun, just like your food and personality. I love going to my Asian market and finding all the goodies that you call for when making your recipes. Congratulations on hitting 200k followers soon! I know I'm looking forward to many more episodes in the future! :)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thanks so much!

[@breakkbeat2008]

Rushton Dobbins I agree!!

[@humansinc2631]

Rushton Dobbins I agree too. So awesome

[@Doughnutthanwarin]

Now she has 600k! 🎉🎊

[@nithyakandukuri5943]

Now she has almost 800 k 😂

[@lsweeten1971]

LOL "This stuff is so magical!" Your tutorials are very entertaining. I've tried the yellow curry and the cashew chicken. Hubby has approved both. =D Thanks!

[@gentleman2410]

Oh my! this is so good! I make this all the time! Also love the chicken skin recipe, brilliant idea to eat healthier chicken skin which I always throw them away in the past.

[@justinwilliamson3461]

Thank you yet again for another superb recipe. Larb is one of my all time favorite dishes, and now I can make it myself thx to you.

[@johnveca2979]

Great vid as usual. My wife (Filipina who grew up in Bangkok) asked me to make this dish and it looks like a lot of fun. Delicious too.

[@gigisweepea74]

I did it...i did it!!! I'm extremely lucky to have an awesome Asian grocery store in Austin and found all the ingredients (and then some). it was spicy, crunchy, fresh and easy. I really love watching your videos. Thanks for the inspiration. You're a Badass. 😎

[@TheDaisyThoughts]

I made it yesterday without much expectation but wow, it was delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

[@jenn7739]

I love it whenever my dad does fish laab or raw beef lab. ♡♡♡

[@richardpiet8515]

Brilliant! I have had laab in Isaan and Laos ... It seemed difficult to get that perfect flavour. You make it so easy! Thanks

[@Skashoon]

This is my absolute favorite Thai recipe. I ate it a few times a week while living in Bangkok. Love it spicy!

[@khamdengsilaphet147]

ThNks Pailin I enjoy watching your cooking.Thanks I can't wait to try that recipe.

[@SpoonForkHeart]

One of my favorite recipes. Nice video :-)

[@heikkivirolainen3376]

Nice recipe. I will make it tonight. Laab moo is one of my favourite thai dishes. Thank you:-).

[@mycomagic]

I love your recipe for Laab...soo good!

[@jsmith31419]

i love you...its like having my mom in my kitchen!

[@karenbenavente1124]

I love this dish!!💖 Thank you for this recipe😁

[@kandaph5963]

I really love your shows and learn a lot. Hope I could speak English fluently and beautifully like you. ♥️

[@phillipturner4341]

Amazingly elegant and simply to follow video and recipe. It was delicious. REALLY delicious.

[@catscat321]

I'm so in love with your videos!! I can't stop watching. I want to make everything. :D

[@yondergirl83]

My favorite dish ever! Looks amazing!

[@raffieb762]

Just stumbled onto your channel, love it!🤗

[@Ethan54136]

I think I just found my new favorite food channel. Laab is one of my favorite dishes. So is pho so I am hoping you have a video on that too.

[@JTMcAwesomeFace]

I laab this!

[@richardpomerantz9096]

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[@AussieAngeS]

Oh that looks delicious I really like this dish. Thank you

[@noonmanji2086]

I ve only just discovered your youtube channel and it's fantastic! I'm still learning to cook some Thai dishes eventhough I'm a native Thai. I left Thailand from a young age to study abroad. From now onwards my hubby would ติดเสน่ห์ปลายจวักของเราแน่ๆ 555! ขอบคุณค้า

[@joelow6086]

I like your recipe and I am going to try it out . Thanks Pailin.

[@RayMacksKitchenandGrill]

this looks really delicious.

[@caliavang9811]

i cant believe how easy it is! im going to make some right now!

[@chemistryset1]

great job; I'm gonna give this a go, thanks for the demonstration :)

[@jparra4766]

Yum! I can't wait to try it.

[@rathaung08]

Thank you. Your video look very easy and simple.

[@Troutslayer_]

Thanks Pai! Great recipe

[@MrKmoconne]

I ordered this for the first time at a local Thai restaurant today and it was everything I hoped it would be. It was delicious! Now I'm looking around to learn how to make it for myself!

[@torh1]

Easy recipe right? Hope you enjoy staying here. 😁🙏

[@Dovey14]

New subcriber, Just found your channel, My favorite food is Thai food, so I'm really glad I found your channel.

[@tjinwei]

I just wanna say, this recipe is fantastic to make ahead and heated up for lunch in the office.

[@Kamalu0nalani]

Glad I found your videos. The way I was taught was to add finely chopped banana flower, have you ever done it with the flower of the banana tree?

[@marions.2772]

Hi and greetings Form germany! 💜 I've surched a recipe for laab and like your video most. You are very good to understand and so sympathic. I've also seen a few of your other videos and like them so much! Yam 😍

[@mykitchenstories761]

A fabulous recipe Very simple and tasty looking

[@skyabove1032]

Wonderful as always ! 10 days ago I made Laarb khai mot daeng (red ants eggs for those who don't speak thaï, like me ;-)) for the first time, it was great

[@gracydsouza3406]

Very yummy recipies thanks for sharing 🙏🙏

[@HotSneks]

"I'm going to add the chicken and RUAN it." I laughed, thanks.

[@rosanasantosyambao7645]

I really Love it my thai friends always cooked for me ^_^ now I'm going to cook it by myself :P

[@azarthi]

Ate this almost every day when I was in Thailand, my mouth is watering and I want to go back now! :D

[@Skashoon]

Jimmy Nilsson : I’m with you on that! Ate it almost 3-4 times per week. I really miss Thailand.

[@amjm4593]

I love it , will try it today

[@nh5551]

Another great video❗️

[@davidpaw22]

Another great video !

[@stefhendrik6977]

The mixture of sheer good-natured charm and really insightful information makes your site and videos so special - thanx. Say, what kind of chilli would I want to get hold of for the roasted flakes? The longish, not so spicy kind that goes into nam prik pao? I only have a Chinese supermarket here, large though, and they don't speak Thai I'm afraid, so Thai names are no use. It is often quite a pita to find the right ingredients.

[@hugoh.9694]

You are absolutely AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing all of your info. I have been chasing my own shadow for years trying to figure out exactly what ingredients are coming together to create the magic in a ton of amazing Thai dishes. You have opened my eyes to a whole new world. My life will never be the same again. 🙏🤗👍 The only dish I have not see anywhere is a soup I used to order regularly at a Thai restaurant. It was a simple brown broth soup. I used to have it made with chicken meat. The broth was brown in color and had slight anise overtone. It was intended as a noodle soup but I would always order it without the noodles in it so I could eat it with a side of rice instead. It had bits of fresh broccoli in it and you could put your bean sprouts in it as well. One of the things I distinctly remember is they would also place a small scoop of golden garlic crumbles on top. (Yum!). The broth had a slight subtle sweetness to it. It was always served in a pho style bowl. Does anyone on here know what I have described above? The closest thing I could come up with was maybe a type of boat noodle soup.

[@torh1]

Noodle without noodle is called Gaolao/ เกาเหลา and the chicken soup for this noodle should be Stew chicken/ไก่ตุ๋น (search the thai words to see the pictures)

[@magumaron9597]

Bro the thing you ask for is not the simple thing at all The brown soup in Thai noodle have at least 8 ingredients I try to search the recipes in English and I find 0 Mach with real thing So I gonna translate the No.3 soup from this link cooking.kapook.com/view124029.html in the comment below ( The name of soup is hightlight with blue so you can find the blue highlights that start with 3 to see the picture )

[@charmkao]

It's ก้วยเตี๋ยวไก่+มะระ Chicken Noodle with Bitter melon

[@jaymoespinoza4074]

That toasted rice is what I've always been missing. Thank you for sharing this video... I just made it and it came out really good!!!

[@andrewaway]

This looks great. Thanks.

[@jomercer21113]

I just whipped up a bath of toasted rice powder and sticky rice, and I have some leftover grilled chicken with crispy skin--perfect timing!

[@pittkyon]

watching this made me also salivating...

[@joyous8248]

I remember when I was little I had to fry the rice for my mom !! & pound the rice out till it was fine .. like for hours !! Lol I couldn’t understand it till now 46 lol I need it to use for Lao / Thai cooking !! Ty ty for sharing ..🙏🏽🥰

[@virginiamyers8720]

I can imagine that Pailin is not only a good chef but also a good dancer. I thought she is dancing all the time. I thought of Gordon Ramsay he moves as if he's dancing. Good one very entertaining and superb foods.

[@charlesmersch1864]

I,m living since 12 years in Thailand but I will start now myself to cook Thai food

[@tytlyf]

I like serving with cabbage leave triangles. Firmer than lettuce and is a perfect 'cup' for the laab

[@perdeepkumara9137]

Thank you for making this video

[@jokur8935]

ooo chicken laab, gonna have to try this one out

[@zucchinigreen]

In Trinidad, we call sawtooth coriander shandon/chandon beni also bandanya. So you can find it in West Indian groceries. When I lived in NY, I found it at Latin grocery even Chinese grocery stores, it was called "recao" soooo good!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thanks for the tip!

[@zucchinigreen]

+Pailin's Kitchen Thank you! Love your channel and would love to visit Thailand.

[@SoloFan87]

As someone who is training in Muay Thai along with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Trying to Mimic how the Muay Thai Fighters in Thailand eat with their Diet and I must Say Thai Food has so much choice with the Healthy Options and it is very Flavorful where I never get bored with the food. Of course I try to control my Portions as I'm trying to improve my Physique. But Laab Gai is my Favorite salad to eat along with Som Tam and Chicken Satay (Of Course cutting the Peanut Sauce and Eating the Chicken with the Som Tam). Now I can make one of my Favorite dishes for Meal Prepping along with the Som Tam. High Five and Kob khun kha!!!!

[@tandwmerrill]

Another great recipe. Sawtooth coriander is also known as culantro.

[@adamthehtkminion6750]

"Cilantro" here :) Where are you at? Adam

[@tandwmerrill]

@@adamthehtkminion6750 Hi Adam. I’m in Florida, USA.

[@sarahthiess8917]

Thank you for making this video. So nice to see laab made correctly. So many versions of this dish on the internet. Some cooks can't even pronounce the name of the dish properly on their video.

[@hieunhu4152]

Really love your recipe . Your beauty also . Lovely Pai

[@KPuppychow]

Sawtooth coriander is also found in a lot of markets in Hispanic neighborhoods as culantro if that helps anyone!

[@Kamalu0nalani]

great Thank you!!!

[@nicolerok4167]

Also in carribean markets as culantro or in Asian markets as "sawtooth herb"

[@bdmomthai]

Thank you so much for nice racipe 🌸💕👌

[@brunapenhamoreira]

You are wonderful! Say hi from Brazil

[@WLK1965]

Pretty much how my wife makes it, except they blanch little strips of chicken skin and add them to the laab (Laotian version?). They curl up into little circles, personally I don't care for them, so she makes mine without. It's nice to be loved. :)

[@PailinsKitchen]

yah I don't love the skin in laab either unless they're crispy!

[@iolandacristina5121]

+Pailin'objetivo jhm :s Kitchen

[@julial7012]

Hi, I love all of you recipes!!! And I love Thai food!!! Can you make Thai Fried Bread video, please? There are a lot of recipe out there, but I believe your recipe will never fail! Thank you!

[@PailinsKitchen]

You mean patongo?

[@julial7012]

+Pailin's Kitchen yesss!!! They have the Chinese version (Yu Tiao) but I personally think Thai's one tastes better, especially with the Pandan Sauce 😍

[@nn-ym8qn]

I watched this and laab wonsen video. Then I also watch marion's laab video. I ended up making it for my dinner using konjac noodles. Taste good and the only thing I can say is don't be shy on chillies and coriander. It's so yummy!

[@stormybear4986]

When my first wife and I first got together we lived in Prachuap in the peninsua, tho we were in the South, I really got hooked on more of the Issan cuisine. Laap moo was my favorite, tho the chicken is just as awesome. Pai, I wish you'd do a video on Som dtum mamuang. I loved the green mango salad I used to eat in Suphan Buri later.

[@stormybear4986]

nvm, I found it on your site. It's papaya? I thought it was mango. In suphan we would get som tum gup gai yang. Spicy papaya salad with roast chicken. Delicious!

[@anilthapa4501]

Wow looks so yummy

[@cHemon]

Congratulations for 200,000 subscribers krab ;)

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you ka :)

[@cHemon]

+Pailin's Kitchen You have come a long way since the day I first found your channel. I was one of those subscribers back then then there were still just a couple videos but I knew it would be one of the best Thai cooking channels on KZbin. And look at you now, ,the best on KZbin I would say. Keep up the good work. You deserve all the support. :)

[@cHemon]

+Pailin's Kitchen By the way, I'm also have a little hainanese blood in me. My mom said hainanese people are good at cooking. I guess so. :)

[@rayl2252]

yum yum yumm!!!! that reminds me of the labb phed (pork mince & different bit..) i had that few years ago, but the restaurant had the chilli & lime leaf lightly fried after roasting and also a bit of the galagal as well, so the the herbs fragance infuse with the oil....omg the flavor were just magical, once u try laab phed u wont go back to the regular laab again.

[@MartinRosol]

I’ve found sawtooth herb at H Mart under its Vietnamese name - gno gai. Good pho places offer it on the salad plate, along with the basil and bean sprouts.

[@funky4you]

Extra Crispy Chickenness 😁! Great video!

[@blairdee]

hi pai! i just wanna say ur videos are really great and it is my automatic go to vid whenever im craving for thai food especially with salads.. i just wanna ask, instead of the oven, can i just dry the chilis in the sun then dry roast it in a pan? im planning on making larb and nam tok soon so im really keen if my idea for the chili will work

[@busykup573]

BL@iRdEE Yes, that is how Thai usually do it.But when you roast it in a pan ,be careful ; the smell and the smoke is very strong. Do as Ms.Pailin does---keep your face a bit far from the pan.Better prepare some cloth to cover your nose and eyes.

[@phanrodighiero5577]

I like this video very much.

[@TechT1999]

Great recipe! Larb is the bomb. My best friends mom makes a chicken Larb that is to die for. I like mine served hot on top of sticky rice. 8)

[@sontivee8946]

Your such a sweet charming chef. Great instruction

[@lynanut]

Hey Pai, you so cute and very funny,I enjoy watching your cooking or your video so much...so keep doing the goooood work.Ta

[@ninaniranon5070]

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[@NC-qc7wd]

I love how you go from a Thai accent to perfect English, it's just funny. I have been to Thailand many times, and whenever I travel there I take Thai cooking classes, your techniques are flawless. Love this version of Laab

[@Totorochilbe12]

I like your new hairdo Pai......oh the Laab looks good too :P

[@luzfransisco9305]

so nice!

[@luizgueiros]

wonderful food, you are wonderful.

[@adrianquintanilla6292]

Is sawtooth coriander the same thing as culantro (not cilantro) that Puerto Rican cooks use a lot? I’ve been looking for it but haven’t been able to find it where I live.

[@michelelo218]

Is that yellow wok you use made of copper? What's good about it? Where can you buy it, is it expensive ?

[@louiskatzclay]

Wow! That was great. There is no other dish, other than Som Tum, that takes me back to Isaan in my heart and head better than Laab! I also learned the meaning of "ruan" which I had looked for years ago in a dictionary and never found. In Lao "Laab" is spelled the same as good fortune which seems appropriate as it is a meat heavy dish in a part of the word that tends to be quite poor at least in dollars (but rich in culture, flavor and graciousness. I am going to have to get some saw tooth coriander seed. In the US most people leave the garni uneaten and the veges around the laap often get ignored. I am thinking of making a Miang version of this for a potluck tomorrow. Kawp Jai Lai Lai

[@loumyasitcomes700]

I'll say if you add a bit of galagal, your laab will be even better. But my ultimate process of doing laab, I'll stir fry chicken with onion and lemon grass...Good show , love your videos

[@erichull3404]

I love laab. My girlfriend is from Issan and her make my favourite laab, laab pladuk. Catfish laab.

[@carolinetran8192]

WOW!!! Spicy 🔥 Chicken Salad recipe by the great Chef Pailin's kitchen Perfect presentation good create good taste mouth watering good texture tender good skin crispy, good lettuces crunchy Rich ingredients for delicious Chicken Salad Dish.Thanks for your dedication and hard work that will be appreciated.God bless you and your family always with Good health Good luck and happiness 🌷❤️👍😘