CHEAT'S SAUSAGE LARB

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Try our take on larb, a Southeast Asian dish traditionally made using minced meat. Here, we've used sausages to make things a bit simpler, but it's still full of authentic flavours

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 tbsp sesame oil
2 limes , juiced
1 tbsp chilli sauce
½ tbsp fish sauce
3 pork sausages
1 tbsp red Thai curry paste
4 spring onions , sliced and shredded
½ bunch of coriander , chopped
small bunch of mint , leaves picked and torn
2 Little Gem lettuces , leaves separated
1 small cucumber , cut into matchsticks

Steps:

Mix together 2 tbsp of the sesame oil, the lime juice, chilli sauce and fish sauce. Set aside.
Heat the remaining oil in a wok or non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Squeeze the sausagemeat out of the skins and into the pan, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and fry for 5-6 mins, or until golden brown. Stir through the curry paste and fry for 1 min. Mix through half the spring onions and half the herbs.
Arrange the lettuce and cucumber in two bowls, add the sausage mixture and drizzle over the spicy dressing. Finish with the remaining herbs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 422 calories, Fat 34 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 13 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 12 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium