Northern Thai Sausage – Sai Ua
Herby Chiang Mai grilled sausage
- Prep
- 35 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Serves
- 6
- Heat
- medium
Sai ua is Northern Thailand’s famous sausage packed with lemongrass, makrut lime, chile and herbs.
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground pork
- 3 tbsp red curry paste
- 3 stalks lemongrass
- 8 makrut lime leaves
- 1 cup cilantro
- as needed sausage casings
Directions
- Finely chop lemongrass, lime leaves and herbs and mix with curry paste.
- Knead seasoning thoroughly into ground pork until tacky.
- Stuff into soaked sausage casings and coil loosely.
- Grill over medium heat, turning often, until browned and cooked through.
- Rest briefly, slice and serve with sticky rice and fresh vegetables.