Recipes

Bold, fresh, bright — a 20-minute dinner that punches well above its weight

Larb is a Thai and Laotian minced meat salad seasoned with fish sauce, lime, toasted rice powder, and fresh herbs. It is one of those dishes that is simultaneously the simplest thing you can make and one of the most flavourful. The toasted rice powder — made from dry-toasting raw rice in a pan until golden, then grinding — is the secret ingredient that gives larb its nutty, slightly smoky depth.

The most tender cut on the animal — and what to do with the honour

Fillet — or tenderloin — is the muscle that does the least work of any on the animal. As a result, it is the most tender cut, with a fine, almost silky texture. It arrives in your Pack A as two portions — perfect for a date night at home or a celebration dinner. Because fillet is so lean, it has less margin for error: medium-rare (57°C) is the target.