Sweet & Sour Lime Rice with Avocados and Sausage

This recipe was stumbled on tonight while cooking with my on-hand ingredients.

A fresh tasting dish which incorporates; Sweet, Sour & Salty in the Eastern style.

Serves 2-4

Vegetarian? NO

But can be easily converted!

Sauce:

• 1-2 Large Limes
• Lime Zest
• Cilantro - rinsed and roughly chopped
• 4 TBL Sugar
• Pepper
• Soya Sauce
• Hoi Sin Sauce
• Water
• Sausage De-glaze

 Other

• 4-6 Honey Garlic Sausages
• Jasmine Rice or Thai Blend Rice
• 2-3 Large Ripe Avocados

Prep

1. Slice avocados into 4 slices each fruit.
2. Roughly chop cilantro and lay on top of avocados.
3. Add cracked black pepper (to taste) on avocados.
4. Set aside.

Entree Steps

1. Cook 2 servings of rice as directed, in cold salted water.
2. Preboil Sausages for 10 minutes in a large skillet.
3. Drain Water and pan fry them in a little oil (olive or coconut are the best for flavour)
4. Once Sausages are browned on each side, take them out of the skillet and place them on a plate in the oven or microwave to stay warm.
5. Deglaze Sausage pan to make a Sausage De-glaze as follows;
1. With Sausage pan on low/simmer.
2. Add juice from 1/2 a lime to pan and mix as it bubbles.
3. Grate the zest from the full lime into the pan.
4. Mix actively.
5. Add 2 TBL of soya sauce to pan, moving generously around elevated pan (to regulate temperature).
6. Mix vigorously until it begins to bind to the lime juice.
7. Add 1 TBL of Sugar, mix well.
8. Add 1 TBL of Water, mix well
9. Continue to add 1 TBL of sugar until it is all mixed well.
10. Add 2 TBL of Hoi Sin Sauce, mix well.
11. Remove from heat and let sit for a few mins to cool slightly before serving.

Serve

1. Place a small bed of rice on 1/3 of plate.
2. Lay 4 Slices of Avocado per plate beside rice.
3. Squeeze 1/2 Lime over Avocados.
4. Lay 2 Sausages on top of rice.
5. Spoon Sausage Deglaze over rice, and avocados.

ENJOY!