The Humble Sausage.

[icyfroth]

I was just thinking today how much I prefer sausages done on a barbecue than steak.

I have yet to attend a barbecue where the cook doesn't turn the steak into something resembling a slightly charred piece of cardboard.

Sausages, however, are hard to ruin. They're good on a bun, lathered in tomato sauce and topped with onions.

Then I thought about other sausages. Frankfurts, for instance. I love 'em on a hot dog roll, bit of Hot English Mustard, lots of Tomato Sauce. 

Aldi sell nice little sausages 5 in a jar. Bockwursts, they're called. We often have them for dinner in hot dog rolls after I've unpacked the shopping.  They also sell big fat Bratwursts (veal sausages), 4 in a cryovac pack. 

Fry them up and put on a bun, or they'r also nice served with Sauerkraut and potatoes. Yum.

Love the Sausage Sizzles they have at charity fundraisers or shop openings. Just the aroma from them on a Saturday morning at the kids footy game is tantalising, I find.

All hail the humble sausage.

[icyfroth]

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@ladydeburg wrote:

I love choriso but only as an added ingredient, couldnt eat a whole one.

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They say size doesn't matter lol

[lurker172602]

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@secondhand-wonderland wrote:

Chorizo pan fried lasagne for tea tonight 🙂

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Recipe please?  Sounds yum

[k0llectable5]

4 chorizos

2 cans whole peeled tomatoes (plus a couple of over ripe tomatoes if you have them)

1 onion

2 cloves garlic

1 packet of lasagne sheets (I like the curly ones but you use whatever you like)

1 cup of grated mozeralla cheese

a few tablespoons of cream. 

a few teaspoons of chopped parsley or fresh celery leaves

1 tbs olive oil

pinch of sugar

salt and pepper 

Peel and finely chop chorizos, onions and garlic.  Heat oil in a deep frypan (you'll need a frying pan with a lid) add onions and garlic, saute 2 mins, add chorizo, fry for a few more minutes, add chopped overripe tomatoes, saute untill tomatoes have broken down.  Add tinned tomatoes, pinch of sugar and salt and pepper to taste.  Simmer with the lid on for about 30 mins, Stirring occasionally (if the juices are reducing too much or the sauce looks like its getting too thick, add a cup or so of chicken or veg stock half way through) at the last minute add the chopped parsley.  Remove from heat and pour most of the sauce into a seperate bowl, leaving a little behind to line the bottom of the pan for the first lasagne sheet.  Start by layering the bottom of the pan with lasagne sheets, top with sauce and a sprinkle of cheese, add another layer of sheets, top with sauce and a small drizzle of cream, keep repeating until you run out of sauce on the top layer, sprinkle with chesse, return to the stove on medium/low heat for approx 30 minutes or until the lasagne sheets have softened and the base is nicely golden brown  🙂

[lurker172602]

Thanks heaps.  I think I'll try that  

how ow many would that serve?  Looks like quite a lot?

[k0llectable5]

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@lurker172602 wrote:

Thanks heaps.  I think I'll try that  

how ow many would that serve?  Looks like quite a lot?

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I made it for my sisters family recently, now her family want her to start making lasagne that way hehe. 

Depending on the portion sizes but theres easily 6-8 serves I reckon.

[k0llectable5]

But yeah it's easy as and a one pan dinner which I love, and really it's just making a bolognese with chopped chorizo instead of mince 🙂 And thats no probs Lurker hope it works for you. 

[polksaladallie]

Quick snack or easy small meal..

Long bread roll (heated), spread with mustard, add a cooked sausage, caramelised onion rings, hot chilli sauce (or chutney or whatever suits), parmesan cheese.

I always use chorizo, because I like spicy food.

I always take the plastic off the sausage, and then it can be made into a round shape before cooking if you prefer round bread rolls.

[ladydeburg]

I picked up a pack of gourmet pork sausages from Coles yesterday  at a reduced price quick sale,

straight into the freezer after repacking them into pairs.

Coles soft seeded rolls and a quick grilled snag with sweet chilli sauce for lunch tomorrow.

l love Coles and I’m so lucky to have one nearby in a little suburban mall.

[j*oono]

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@secondhand-wonderland wrote:

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@j*oono wrote:

Impressive dessert!  I reckon I will bookmark that and have a go at it one day.  The video shows it to be a lot easier than it looks.

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Agreed Joono, I saw that video the other day, for something that looks so beautiful (seems simple, I havent had a go yet lol) We want pics if you make them in the future 🙂

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OK!  I had a go.  They are slightly burnt but still edible.

 

The recipe said to cook for 40 to 45 minutes, but then when I checked another recipe for the same thing, they said 10 minutes.  I think neither is right and should be 20 minutes.

If you have a go, don't wrap them too tightly because you want the pastry in the middle to cook properly and mine was slightly soft inside.  I think they end up looking better if they are loosely wrapped too.

I will try again another day now I know where I went wrong.

Here is the link again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rGrwvEjZIQ

Hmmm, yes, theirs looks better LOL

[imastawka]

Thanks for the tips, joono.  Yours look lovely.

I had the other post/link bookmarked, but now I have

bookmarked this one, because of your tips.

Will make them one day.....but not today - no apples.