Sai Ua

Thailand · Southeast Asia

Sliced grilled herb pork sausage arranged on a plate with vegetables.
Sai Ua

Sai ua is a northern Thai sausage made from ground pork, chilli paste and aromatic herbs. The Chiang Mai University Library preparation mixes pork with a paste containing dried chillies, galangal, lemongrass, shallots, garlic and shrimp paste. Makrut lime leaves, coriander and spring onions are added before the mixture is stuffed into pork casings and grilled.[1]

Pailin Chongchitnant’s version also includes turmeric in the paste and serves the sausage with sticky rice and fresh vegetables. Alongside stuffed sausages, she describes her own casing-free oven-grilled version and pan-fried patties made from the same pork mixture.[2]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Sai-ua — Northern Thai Information Center / Chiang Mai University Library
  2. Sai Ua — Northern Thai Sausage — Pailin Chongchitnant / Hot Thai Kitchen
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