Recipes · Thai · Grilled Dishes
Sai Ua (Northern Thai Herb Sausage)
One serving has 446 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (104%), selenium (71%), pyridoxine (64%), manganese (55%), niacin (51%) and zinc (48%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (217 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork, ground, raw
- 10 g Lemongrass, raw
- 10 g Ginger, fresh
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 1 g Turmeric
- 5 g Cilantro, fresh
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 2 g Lemon zest
Method
- Finely chop the lemongrass, ginger (a stand-in for galangal, if you can't find it), garlic, shallots and chilli, or pound them into a paste.
- Mix the paste thoroughly into the minced pork along with the turmeric, cilantro, fish sauce and lemon zest (in place of kaffir lime leaf).
- Knead the mixture with your hand for a couple of minutes until it turns slightly sticky, which helps it hold together on the grill.
- Shape the mixture into a coil about 2 cm thick on a sheet of oiled foil, or stuff it into a natural casing if you have one.
- Grill over medium coals, or under a hot broiler, for 15-18 minutes, turning occasionally, until well browned outside.
- Check the centre is fully cooked through with no pink remaining and juices run clear (74°C/165°F) before serving.
- Rest for 2-3 minutes, then slice and serve with fresh cabbage, chillies and sticky rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 446 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.6 g | |
| Water | 142 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 5% |
| Protein | 27.4 g | 57% |
| Tryptophan | 0.34 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 2.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.69 g | |
| Cystine | 0.33 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.91 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 1 g | |
| Fat | 32.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.6 g | |
| Saturated | 11.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg | |
| Calcium | 61.4 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.19 mg | 21% |
| Iron | 3.3 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 63.5 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.99 mg | 55% |
| Phosphorus | 307 mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 725 mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 39.3 µg | 71% |
| Sodium | 721 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.8 mg | 48% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.1 mg | 104% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.4 mg | 36% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.1 mg | 51% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 24% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 30.9 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 45% |
| Choline | 9.7 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 24.1 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 21 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 17 µg | 19% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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