Question about cooking sausages - Democratic Underground

rumguy

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:03 PM
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Question about cooking sausages

Edited on Thu Sep-30-04 05:04 PM by rumguy

I'm cooking up some breakfast sausages I just bought. They have a thin skin on them. I supposed to cook them up in that skin? Is that skin edible? When I peel the skin away the sausages seem like they would fall apart.

The directions say nothing about peeling away the skin.

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liontamer

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:04 PM
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1. cook them with the skin

if you're nervous you can poke holes in the skin with a fork, but the skin is just more sausage parts

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ewagner

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:05 PM
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2. One good way

keep the skins on.......

put just a little bit of water in a frying pan and parboil the sausages until just about done,

then drain the water and brown the sausages

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liontamer

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:12 PM
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4. that's my favorite method

yet people laugh at me for doing it that way :shrug:

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BQueen

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:16 PM
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7. then they are silly people

best way to maintain moisture and not burn (sausages or pan)
also - great for brats, boil in beer or water before grilling

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ewagner

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:19 PM
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10. ABSOLUTE

best way to do beer-brats!!!!!

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zbdent

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:31 PM
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17. Don't talk about your children that way

oh, wait . . . we're talking sausages.

Never mind.

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ewagner

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:18 PM
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8. I like it best

because the insides get done and the outside doesn't burn....like the maple-flavored sausages that way.....

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liontamer

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:27 PM
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14. those are my favorite too

those and the brown sugar ones. Can I come to your house for breakfast sometime?

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ewagner

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Thu Sep-30-04 07:51 PM
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18. Dear, You have

a standing invitation!!!!!

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ClintonTyree

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:24 PM
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12. Bingo................

I've done it that way my entire life. Any other way (except grilling outside) is junk.

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tinnyguy1777

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:10 PM
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3. Or, you can "nuke 'em" in the microwave----

for a few minutes.

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DemoTex

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:14 PM
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5. The "skins" are called "casings."

http://www.insca.org/faq/

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-..__...

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:16 PM
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6. Skin on.

Edited on Thu Sep-30-04 05:18 PM by D__S

Use a non-stick frying pan if you have one (other wise the skin will stick to the pan and tear open when you go turn them over). Use a medium to low heat and poke holes in them with a fork as suggested. Turn up the heat for the last few minutes to brown them. Most breakfast type link sausage shouldn't' take more than 10 minutes. Blot them between paper towels to remove excess grease.

BTW, the skin (correct term is "casing"), is actually pig intestines.

(bet you didn't want to know that). ;)

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BQueen

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:18 PM
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9. only if it says "natural casing"

Edited on Thu Sep-30-04 05:19 PM by BQueen

didn't want to turn you off sausages for life if you're squeamish.

Edited to add: I love the Kalashni Kitty!

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LisaM

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:21 PM
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11. I boil them in water, drain off the fat

and then do this two more times. Then I brown them. Then I drain the remaining fat (yes, there still is some) on paper towels.

For brats, I put them in a big pot on the stove with a whole jar of sauerkraut and two cans or bottles of beer. I cook them for about one and a half hours.

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:25 PM
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13. Mmmmmmmmm, sausages!

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:28 PM
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15. Locking. No sex threads.

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Chovexani

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Thu Sep-30-04 05:28 PM
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16. SAUSAGES!

Sorry, I was reminded of the Kids in the Hall thread from the other day. :)

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