Asian Grandmothers Cookbook by Pat Tanumihardja

Author:Pat Tanumihardja [Tanumihardja, Pat]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Published: 2010-07-27T12:00:00+00:00

Lao Sausage (Sai Oua)

Before Grandma Keo Choulaphan (see page 176) bought her sausage-stuffing machine, she stuffed sausages into their casings by hand with a spoon—a very long and arduous process. With the modern appliance and her son’s help, the process is much swifter now. A food grinder or stand mixer with the right attachment does the trick as well. Keo recommends buying pork with a medium-coarse grind, including the skin too, for good texture. If you don’t fancy making sausages, form the meat into hamburger-style patties or meatballs. You can deep-fry, steam, or broil the patties or meatballs and add them to a soup with cellophane noodles and vegetables.

Time: 1½ to 2 hours (depending on your sausage-stuffing prowess) plus soaking

Makes: 10 to 12 four-inch sausages (8 servings as part of a multicourse family-style meal)

5 feet of 38- to 42-millimeter (1½- to 1¾-inch) diameter hog casing

(see Pat’s Notes), unraveled

½ cup frozen ground lemongrass (see page 10), thawed and

soaked in ½ cup water

¼ cup water, plus more as needed

2 cloves garlic

1 kaffir lime leaf

¼-inch piece galangal (1½ inches in diameter), peeled

2 teaspoons crushed dried chili flakes, or 4 whole dried chilies

Pinch of crushed Sichuan peppercorns

2 pounds ground pork

¾ cup (about 1 ounce) finely chopped cilantro leaves and stalks

¾ cup (about 1 ounce) finely chopped culantro

½ cup (about 3 fat stalks) finely chopped green onions, white and

green parts

1 small yellow onion, very finely chopped, preferably with a food

processor (½ cup)

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

1½ teaspoons salt

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