Thai Sausage

Ingredients

4 chilies
1 gr salt
1 lemon grass
1 cilantro roots
1 kaffir lime zest
1/2 galanga
6 gr garlic
7 gr onions
270 gr pork
1 gr kaffir lime leaves
4 gr cilantro leaves
30 ml fish sauce
34 gr salt

Instructions

Turn the casing inside out and rub with quarter cup salt and a little water gently but very well. Rinse again and again until it become odorless. Then turn it right side out and squeeze out the excess water. Combine softened dried chilies, half tsp salt, lemon grass, cilantro roots, Kaffir lime zest, galanga, garlic and onions in a blender and grind to a paste. Mix the chili paste, pork, Kaffir lime leaves, cilantro leaves and fish sauce well. Tie a knot a one end of the casing and stuff with the pork mixture. Tie another knot to close. Poke a few holes with a clean needles where the bubbles are present inside. Charbroil or fry over medium-low heat until golden brown and fully cooked. Poke a few holes while cooking to prevent rupturing. Slice into 1 cm thick pieces. Serve with cooked sticky rice and raw vegetables. Makes about 5 servings. From Gail Shimizu.