Recipe of the Day

[patgund]

Last Saturday at Seattle Centre, I had an absolutely wonderful Thai Chicken hot dog at the food court.

So I started looking for recipes for it.

Thai Chicken and Turkey Sausage

"Makes seven or eight 1/2-pound packages
When people get their first taste of Thai cooking, it’s often a revelation and they are converts for life. Green chiles and lots of heat, fresh basil, mint and cilantro, limes and lemongrass, ginger, green curry, coconut milk, fish sauce - all these flavors make you want to sit up and sing (or at least reach for a Singha beer). Our Thai Chicken and Turkey Sausage incorporates these flavors and gives you the ability to make delicious Thai-accented dishes easily and quickly. (See Flying Sausages for several recipe ideas.)"

As in other sausages, we use authentic Thai seasonings to give you the real flavors of the cuisine. The advantage is that you can incorporate these exotic flavors into packages of sausage stored in the freezer, and you don’t have to worry about keeping all the sauces and herbs on the shelf or in the pantry indefinitely.

About Salt: Salt is a necessary component of sausage's flavor and texture. If you use too little salt or leave it out altogether, the sausage will taste flat and bland. Salt is also necessary to stabilize the muscle proteins that act as a glue to bind the individual particles of meat together - without it the sausage would be crumbly and dry. Our recipes use a minimum of salt for flavor and binding, far less than most commercial products.

• 1 3/4 lbs. boned chicken thighs with skin (about 2 1/4 pounds with bones) or one and three-fourths pounds ground chicken
• 1 3/4 lbs. boned turkey thighs with skin (about two and one-fourth pounds with bones) or one and three-fourths pounds ground turkey
• 1 to 2 tablespoons Thai Green Curry Paste, imported or homemade (page 185 in Flying Sausages)
• 1 bunch (4 to 6 ounces) fresh cilantro, including stems and roots, cleaned and chopped (about 1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 and one-half tablespoons chopped garlic
• One and one-half tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup Southeast Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

If using chicken and turkey thighs, coarsely grind the meat and skin or chop coarsely in batches in a food processor.

Add the remaining ingredients to the ground chicken and turkey in a large bowl or plastic tub and blend thoroughly with your hands. Fry a small patty until done and taste for salt, pepper, and other seasonings.

Divide the sausage into 7 or 8 portions (about one-third pound each), wrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and refrigerate or freeze for later use.

Comments

[ophy.livejournal.com]

Good god. Those sound incredible.

The hot dog like object that you had.... was it just this sausage in a hot-dog-shape? Or was it in some sort of casing?

The possibilities are really intriguing...

[patgund.livejournal.com]

It was in a casing like a regular hot dog.

ANd it was incredible. Didn't need a single topping

seattlejo seems to think these are the people who did it

http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/souptonuts/meat_sausage.html

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

They are made by Aidells it looks like
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/souptonuts/meat_sausage.html

Doesnt look like they sell them retail though.

[beki.livejournal.com]

They might. Try going to the grocery outlet if there is one near you. They are franchise stores, so they don't all have the same stuff. But, they will often have Aidell's in flavors you don't always see at the store. They are well worth the trip anyway for all the interesting stuff that they have. They are kind of hit or miss, sometimes you will come away with a ton of stuff, other times they will have zip. They are also a good place for cheese, just make sure you check the expiration dates.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was checking the Adielles website to see what they would let you order online. This wasn't listed

[beki.livejournal.com]

I'd never thought of trying to order from them online. I used to do homegrocer.com, but stopped using them afer they were sold to whoever it was. I'd not bought groceries online since. It's way price IME.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Well this wasn't for a standard grocery order, this was just to see if they had what Patrick wanted. Grocery shopping online is another post entirely. :-)

[beki.livejournal.com]

Ok :)

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Btw, you're totally invited to the Tupperware party on the 19th, Perhaps Jason could come and the kids could have a movie/play date?

[beki.livejournal.com]

Is that on a Saturday? If so, I can't. I have class :( What time is it? I can ask for directions if we can make it. Thanks for inviting me!

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

It is on a Saturday, I forgot about your class. It's 7pm on the 19th, the address is 354 N 83rd. Bascially I-5 to 85th, 85th west to greenwood, greenwood south to 83rd, a then east on 83rd 1 block. Its between Dayton and Greenwood.