Chinese Sausage (guang chiang or lap chiang) is used as an ingredient in many dishes in southern China and throughout Southeast Asia. Dishes include fried rice, spring rolls and char kway teow, a popular fried noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore and Thai Sausage Salad (yam guang chiang, see recipe below).
Lap cheung also appears in dim sum selections including steamed sticky rice in a bowl (nor mai fan), steamed Chinese sausage rolls (lap cheung guen), chicken and glutinous rice in lotus-leaf wrap (lo mai gai), and pan-fried turnip cakes (lo bok gow). Stir-fry with any vegetable. This sausage adds a salty yet sweet zing to otherwise-bland dishes.
Store refrigerated or for longer storage it may be frozen. This sausage is cured and needs no cooking.
