Sai Ua - Northern Thai Sausage - ไส้อั่ว

Step 1

Cut the pork and pork fat into roughly 1-inch chunks. Mix the fat and lean pork together and place in the freezer until it is half-frozen, about 20-30 minutes, Cut and weigh out the rest of the ingredients.

Step 2

When the pork and fat are half-frozen (it should not be frozen solid), mix with all the rest of the ingredients (besides the pork casings) in a large bowl .

Step 3

Using a medium-coarse grinder die (holes about 7-8mm or 1/4" in diameter), grind everything together once. "Knead" the ground sausage a few times using your hands.

Step 4

Rinse the sausage casing very well inside and out using cold water and attach them to whatever implement you will be using to stuff the sausages. I will not be going over "proper" sausage stuffing and linking technique. There are many good resources online to learn how to stuff a sausage.

Step 5

Stuff the sausage into the casings and form individual links or large coils, depending on what you prefer. Pat the sausage dry and lay on an uncovered sheet tray and allow to dry overnight in the refrigerator. Pat dry and flip the sausages halfway through so that both sides of the sausage casing get a bit dry. Freeze whatever sausage you will not be cooking within 2 or 3 days.

Step 6

Cook the sausage using whichever method you prefer. For the ideal smokey flavor, cook over charcoal or wood.