CHINESE SAUSAGE, THAI STYLE

Chinese Sausage, Thai Style image

Provided by Robert Farrar Capon

Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 large cucumber
1/2 large red onion
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves, chopped coarse
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, chopped coarse
4 scallions, cut into 1/4-inch lengths
8 links Chinese sausage
1/4 cup fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
1/4 cup lime juice
1 large clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or as desired

Steps:

Peel the cucumber, cut it in half lengthwise, scrape out the seeds and cut the halves crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Cut the red onion lengthwise into slivers. In a large bowl, toss the cucumber and onion slices together with the coriander, basil, mint and scallions and reserve.
Put sausage links in a skillet with 1/4 cup water and saute until the water has evaporated and the sausages are lightly browned. Do not let them become hard or dry. Remove sausages, cut diagonally into 1/8-inch-thick slices and keep warm.
Remove skillet from stove and add fish sauce, lime juice, garlic and red pepper and mix together.
Add sausages and fish sauce dressing to the bowl of greens and toss to mix well. Serve on warm plates with plain white rice in serving bowls.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 180, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 1789 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams