Tasty sausage supper recipes (2024)

FAQs

How to make sausages tastier? ›

Seasonings, spices and herbs are added to give the sausages extra flavour. Small pieces of cooked apple, caramelised onions or other ingredients that pair well with pork can also be added to create interesting varieties.

One of the healthiest ways to cook sausages is in the oven. It's super easy to do, and unlike frying or grilling, baking sausages doesn't require any extra oil.

Salt: Salt enhances flavor and acts as a preservative. Sugar: Sugar can be used to balance the saltiness in sausage and add a slight, tasty sweetness. Spices: Various spices give a sausage its robust flavor. Commonly used sausage spices include black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley and paprika.

Good sausage is all about balance. Balance of salt and savory, balance of meat and fat, balance of spices and herbs within the whole. Knowing a proper ratio of salt to meat (and fat) is essential, but once you understand it you can adjust to your own perception of saltiness, which varies wildly among people.

Black pepper is most common, but white pepper is also used, especially in lighter-colored sausages. Garlic is a staple in many sausage recipes. It provides a robust, savory flavor that complements the meat. Fresh garlic can be used, but garlic powder is often preferred for its ease of use and consistent flavor.

Sauteed Peppers

Sauteed red, green and yellow peppers are a traditional and tasty choice to top Italian sausage, and they work well on nearly any type of sausage. You may want to mix them with onions for a delicious combination.

Italian sausage makes any meal a little more savory. Hot or mild, whole or crumbled, it pairs well with a variety of vegetables — including bright peppers, crunchy kale, fennel, and briny olives — as well as beans and pasta.

A meal of battered sausage and chips is usually known as a 'battered sausage supper' in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

You can cook up some vegetables alongside sausage on the grill or use your oven for a roasted version. You can cook any veggies you like — we recommend tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini and red onion. Cut up all your veggies and let them marinate in a sauce of oil, garlic, vinegar and Italian spices.

Should sausages be cooked fast or slow? ›

The secret of frying is to cook the sausages slowly over a low to medium heat, until just cooked through, while getting a nice brown on the outside.

At 400 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven, sausage takes between 10-45 minutes to cook fully. Thin slices or patties may cook in just 10 minutes, while thicker links can take up to 45. Regardless of the meat's thickness, you should turn the sausage every 10 minutes so it cooks evenly.

Mix in your favourite combination of herbs and spices.

Ground spices are the best choice when making your own seasoning as they provide an even flavour throughout the sausages. Add a total of 4 teaspoons (7 grams) of your favourite herbs and spices into a bowl and mix all the ingredients together with a spoon.

Recipes usually call for pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cloves, etc. So I'd suggest adding quite a bit of those. I will probably try slicing those into quarter-inch strips and use them in stir fry, where the soy sauce and other spices can cover up their bland taste.

You can dip store-bought sausages in spicy sauces, but with homemade sausages, you can mix hot spices directly into the meat. Commonly, the meat mixture has sage, fennel, and thyme.

Dry the boiled sausages and then put them in a pan of hot oil. Since they are already cooked, you won't need to fry them for very long. The olive oil or butter you use will give the sausage a nice seer and it will provide the meat with more flavour. You can also throw in a few spices or onions and garlic if you want.