Isaan Sausage
Grilled Thai pork sausage with a savory-spicy-smoky flavor, finished with fresh herbs and lime. A street-food classic that cooks in one pan in under 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 18 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 18g
Ingredients
- ½ pound Thai pork sausage (sai oua), whole
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 whole lime
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 whole red bird's eye chili, thinly sliced
- 1 whole shallot, thinly sliced into rings
Instructions
- 1
Place a 10-inch skillet over medium heat and wait 1 minute for it to warm through.
- 2
Lay the sausage in the skillet and listen for a steady, even sizzle—you should hear the sausage making light crackling sounds.
- 3
Cook the sausage for 4 minutes without moving it, letting the bottom develop a deep brown crust the color of chocolate.
- 4
Gently roll the sausage with two forks so a different side now faces down, and cook for another 4 minutes until that side is also golden-brown.
- 5
Check that the sausage is cooked through by cutting it open at the thickest part—the meat inside should be pale gray with no pink.
- 6
Transfer the sausage to a cutting board and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, letting it soak into the meat.
- 7
Cut the lime in half and squeeze the juice from both halves directly over the sausage.
- 8
Scatter the chopped cilantro, sliced chili, and shallot rings on top of the sausage in a pile, creating a colorful garnish.
- 9
Slide the sausage onto a plate and serve immediately while it is still warm.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch skillet
- two forks
- cutting board
- sharp knife
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