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Post by sunnydays on Feb 11, 2020 21:04:06 GMT
Do your sausages split at all when cooking ? even if you prick them with a knife ?
Someone told me to boil them first ! before lightly frying them? I always cook ours in the oven.
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Post by 6herry on Feb 12, 2020 7:05:13 GMT
I usually prick mine with a fork, and I always grill them. That seems to sort them...
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Post by vwcamperfan on Feb 12, 2020 12:50:02 GMT
I never prick them as lets too much fat/moisture out, usually oven bake as less likely to set off our very sensitive heat alarm lol.
I think it depends on the sausage - some have much sturdier skins.....
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Post by Jazzy on Feb 12, 2020 14:55:55 GMT
I never prick them, and always fry them, and as for boiling them first, definitely not.
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Post by trisha on Feb 13, 2020 9:46:16 GMT
Sausages always used to split years ago. Dad always fried sausages, he would flip them over and they would be almost flat with crozzyly, burnt edges. He would prick them all over before they went in the pan.
I don't have sausages very often, but when I do I always put them in the oven.
Sunny, do you get yours from a butcher, it could be something to do with the skins, or even that the sausages were overstuffed before they were twisted into hanks.
We used to make our own sausages years ago, it's not difficult, nor expensive to do.
It is time consuming though.
Trisha
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Post by Bellatrix on Feb 14, 2020 19:53:29 GMT
I have vegetarian sausages and put them in the oven  but they are nice fried too, have no skin to split. |
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Post by gracie on Feb 15, 2020 14:18:57 GMT
I don’t prick either and prefer to grill them so they have a darker skin as a light colour makes me they think they are not cooked and turns my stomach.
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Post by 6herry on Feb 15, 2020 20:33:35 GMT
I never tried, but was told to paint them with oil then grill them.
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Post by sunnydays on Feb 24, 2020 23:50:29 GMT
I do buy my sausages from our local butcher Trisha, they are always quite moist and the family love his different varieties. My mum used to make sausages, it brought back memories of me watching her when you mentioned it.
I actually like vegetarian sausages too.
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Post by magggzzz on Feb 28, 2020 15:38:19 GMT
I always get my sausages from the butchers as well. It’s one thing I never get from a supermarket as I find them quite rubbery.
I have a sausage, liver and onion casserole in the oven as we speak. It was requested by everyone. Personally I can’t stand liver but it makes great gravy and everyone else likes it.
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Post by sunnydays on Mar 3, 2020 20:52:11 GMT
Can I have your recipe Magggzzz for the casserole please ?
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Post by magggzzz on Mar 8, 2020 14:25:49 GMT
Sorry. I’ve not been on here for a while.
Really it’s not a proper recipe. I just fry loads of onions and put them in a big pot, then I fry the sausages enough to get colour on the outside and put in the pot and then same with liver. I add water to above the level of everything else and one or two stock cubes ( I prefer Sainsbury’s chicken to anything else) . You have to be careful as stock cubes can be very salty. Simmer till cooked and thicken with gravy granules.
See what I mean. It’s not a real recipe. It’s just basic stuff chucked in together but everyone seems to like it. The liver makes the gravy very tasty even though I don’t actually eat it.
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but they are nice fried too, have no skin to split.