How to cook sausage
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Sausage
Born of economic necessity, sausage making has now become an art. When farmers slaughtered their own animals, they wanted to make sure that they used every part of the animal. So, the lesser quality cuts and scraps were ground up and made into sausages. Sausage essentially is any kind of chopped or ground meat that is stuffed into a casing. Most often, pork is the main ingredient in sausage, but poultry or fish can be used.
After countless decades of experimentation in ingredients, which include meat, spices and fillers, sausages are often now considered a delicacy. They can be different in taste from one to the next. Sausages are fresh (made of raw ground meat and spices), precooked (such as hot dogs or bologna), or partially dried and fully cured (such as salami or dried pepperoni).
How to cook sausage
How you use the sausage depends on the type you buy. Fresh sausages need to be cooked, often by pan frying. Precooked sausages may need no preparation at all, or they can be grilled, broiled, or poached in hot water.
Fresh sausage can be kept for only about 2 days in the refrigerator. Dried or semidried will last 2 to 3 weeks. Cooked sausage can be kept for about a week.
Serving suggestions
Partially dried and fully cured sausages may be used in sandwiches or cut up for pizza or paella. One thing to keep in mind is that sausages are laden with sodium, calories, and fat. Reduce the amount of fat in the sausage you eat by draining the excess fat during cooking or by selecting the reduced-fat and reduced-sodium varieties of sausages now available in stores.
Minimize the amount of sausage you eat by using it as a flavoring in meals instead of a main course.
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