December 1, 2021

Duck Sauce Sausage with Crunchy Herb, Sesame, and Peanut Slaw

By Nina Murray

Feature Illustration by edible MAINE Staff

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Makes

Servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin
1 teaspoon chili oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1 clove garlic finely diced
1 small knob peeled ginger finely diced
1 small head of purple cabbage thinly sliced
1 large carrot grated
3 scallions chopped
1 small bunch basil chopped
1 small bunch cilantro chopped
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
½ cup dry roasted peanuts
2 Sowbelly Butchery Duck Sauce sausages cooked and sliced

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk vegetable and sesame oils, vinegar, soy sauce, mirin, chili oil, sugar, garlic, and ginger. Add cabbage, carrot, scallions, basil, cilantro, sesame seeds, and peanuts. Toss well and serve with sliced sausages.

About the author

Nina Murray

Nina grew up in Maine, her love of food evident from a young age. After receiving a music degree from Wheaton College, the call of making and sharing good food led her to work on a farm in Hawaii, bake bread at Standard Baking Co., and sail around the world aboard a 134-foot schooner as a ship’s cook. Landing back in Maine, she honed her baking skills at Dandelion Catering Co. and opened Mill Cove Baking Co., a specialty cracker company grounded in Maine ingredients.