Can I simply cook the sausage link in the microwave? If yes, how long
do I cook it for in the microwave? Until it reaches 170 degrees?
I, and My Little Daughter, Thank You in Advance...
Sounds like you have a good start to a good sauce. So why not brown it in a
pot and if needed add a little olive oil? You can cook the sauce in the
same pot after you've browned the sausage. It will take a bit for fresh
(uncooked) sausage to cook but if you brown it in the pot and then cook it
in the sauce, should work out perfectly.
Jill
But make a few slits in the sausage skin as you fry them. Otherwise
you may have Sausage Surprise on your shirt.
David
Braise the sausage right in with the sauce. Both will taste great when
you're finished.
Brown the sausage in a skillet and add them to your sauce. Bring the
sauce up to a simmer and slowly cook for about 30 minutes. Take
the sausage out and serve them on the side.
For extra flavor, deglaze the skillet with some wine or stock
and add it into the sauce.
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Excellent point! I tend to forget about details like that :) Thanks,
David!
Jill
I'd rather the brat/sausage explode on it's own that cut it's thoat and
force it to bleed to death!!! just be sure to have some sorta cover on the
grill or skillet. Just when the brats/sausages look like they're gonna
explode, toss in a handfull of sliced onions & green peppers... a clove of
chopped garlic... a splash of the beer that 'yer sippin' on... Mmmmmm!!!
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"David Wright" <dtwr...@thirdrockfromthesunlink.net> wrote in message
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Thank you for all your responses... :)
My problem is that My Daughter doesn't like it "crusty" brown if you
know what I mean... And she doesn't like the sausage cut... 4 year old
- you know how it is... I was thinking boiling, but, that takes too
long... That's why I was wondering about the quicker microwave...
Basically, I'm wondering if you can safely cook a sausage in the
microwave so that there is no food poisoning...
> My Daughter doesn't like it "crusty" brown
Don't brown them then. Poach them, in the sauce or in some stock
or water. Some people like to poach in beer.
> And she doesn't like the sausage cut
So don't cut them.
They must not teach this stuff at the Jedi Academy.
Jack Vader
Poke them with a fork a few times and bake them in the oven. Then
finish them off in the sauce.
nancy
I cook sausage in the microwave all the time. :-)
But you have to be careful, or it CAN get a bit dry and brown on
either end...
The best way is to simply lightly boil it in a corningware.
I just cooked some "healthy choice" polish sausage in the microwave
this morning using a covered corningware. I add about 1/2" of water
to the container, add the sausage and nuke for about 6 minutes. Cut
the time if the sausage is thawed.
If your daughter is really picky tho' about any dryness on the ends,
(I have a toddler nephew, I know how kids can be <G>) then totally
cover the sausage with water before nuking to prevent any browning at
all.
Hope this helps?
C.
The mw will work, but there is an easier way.
Just toss the sausages in the sauce and let them cook.
Use whatever meat you happen to have and do the same. Cheap cuts of beef,
ribs, cheap pork chops from the end cuts. Let them simmer slowly in the
sauce for a few hours and both the sauce will be flavored and the meat will
be tender.
Ed
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My wife is the same way. I always grill sausages until they have a nice,
crusty shell around them. I like to hear a crunch when I bite into them.
Sometimes what I do cook them in a frying pan with a little bit of water
in the bottom. I add the water, then add oregano and thyme, heat it up,
and add the sausages. I turn them often to cook evenly. Covering them
can be a good idea so it traps the heat and helps cook them evenly,
avoiding the crusty layer.
My personal opinion is that the microwave is for reheating leftovers or
melting stuff like butter or chocolate, not for cooking. I would never
cook sausage in the microwave. But that is just me. I'm weird :-)
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I can't recall telling my mother how to cook when I was 4 years old. I
never suggested you brown it until it is "crusty". Does she supervise all
your cooking?
Jill
and the cleaning of the cutlery. the 4 year old must be the most intellegent one
in the home, don't you think?
!
>I have fresh italian sausage that I want uncut on the side for
>spaghetti and red sauce...
>
>Can I simply cook the sausage link in the microwave? If yes, how long
>do I cook it for in the microwave? Until it reaches 170 degrees?
Anything with a casing (sausage, hot dogs, eggs) has a powerful
potential to explode in a microwave if not at least pierced. And will
probably ooze unappetizingly at the pierced sites. Directions in a
m'wave cookbook say mostly to slash, cut into pieces, or crumble,
depending on the type of sausage. And cook until "no longer pink."
You *could* boil/poach in the m'wave (after piercing) and see how that
turns out. If she likes boiled sausages, whatever criteria you use for
testing *their* doneness should be adequate.
Where did your child pick up the idea of "non-brown" sausage anyhow?
And cutting into small pieces is supposed to be a "kid-pleasing"
presentation. Go figure. :-)
Fresh sausage is one food that lends itself well to microwave cookery... place
4-6 links on 2-3 layers of paper towel in a glass microwave safe dish, cover
with a couple more paper towels and zap on *high* about 2 minutes per. Then
rotate links and zap some more being careful not to overcook. Sausages can be
cooked nicely browned (which you can control) and still juicy. Do NOT puncture
casings (use smooth tongs), but remove any strings from the ends so pressure
can release. I use a round casserole dish placing the links end to end in a
circle for more even cooking. Nuking sausage is a good method for when you are
famished and don't want to wait, and don't want much clean up. Smokey Bastard
says: naturally the same rulz apply as for deep frying... when nuking fatty
foods do NOT leave the kitchen and NO small children permitted.
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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
> Can I simply cook the sausage link in the microwave? If yes, how long
> do I cook it for in the microwave? Until it reaches 170 degrees?
You'll at least need to pierce the sausage with a pork in several
places. If you don't cut the sausage or pierce it with a fork to break
the seal of the sausage skin, it will possibly explode in your microwave
oven and make a terrible mess.
Why not just put the sausage in a saute pan and pan fry it for a few
minutes? You'll get a much tastier result that way with only a modest
amount of additional time and effort, compared to microwaving it.
I never gave it much thought, but we have been cooking meatloaf
in the microwave for years. It makes an excellent meatloaf, but we
don't cook any other kind of meat in there. Mostly we use it to
thaw stuff out, but it does do an excellent job of cooking corn on
the cob if you wrap the ears in towels first. Same thing with
potatoes, wrap them in a dish towel before
nuking. I like cased sausage baked in the oven on a wire rack. you
don't have to let it get brown and you don't lose all the flavor that
way.
Brick
Didn't you hear? His 4 year old doesn't like "crusty" browned sausage. Not
that she could possibly tell the difference once it has finish cooking in
the sauce, but apparently she rules the kitchen.
Jill
Don't talk about My Daughter...
>I
>never suggested you brown it until it is "crusty".
I wasn't replying to you...
>Does she supervise all
>your cooking?
>
>Jill
>
Again, do not talk about My Daughter...
A Jedi Master does not talk that way....
Jack Yoda
She's had it browned before and didn't like it like that...
<without IDing quote>
Has she had it non-browned and been delighted? I'm trying to think of
a case in which the alternative to 'browned' could have been
encountered. Maybe you should try hot dogs or 'cocktail' sausages? As
both I and Carnivore wrote, you could boil/poach the sausages in the
m'wave. After poking some holes in them.
Try reading My original question and answering that actual
question about microwaving - that's all I asked...
And you really do have a serious attitude problem... Maybe
you should ask your shrink why you get so upset about children...
HEY JEDI IDIOT... you're the one who brought up your daughter. You are
posting in a public newsgroup and you mentioned her. Therefore you and she
become public domain for criticism. I don't suppose you are old enough to
have seen the original Stars Wars. But you are apparenly old enough to have
inserted sperm and now have a daughter.
Get some balls and cook how you want, when you want. My parents never
cooked special meals prepared in special ways for us. We ate what they ate,
elsewise we didn't eat. Get a grip.
Jill
That's really really low...
>I don't suppose you are old enough to
>have seen the original Stars Wars. But you are apparenly old enough to have
>inserted sperm and now have a daughter.
Actually, I think I did - I'm 35...
>Get some balls and cook how you want, when you want. My parents never
>cooked special meals prepared in special ways for us. We ate what they ate,
>elsewise we didn't eat. Get a grip.
>
>Jill
>
Now we get to the root of all this hostility... I'm sorry you didn't
have a good childhood, but, I like to cook things that She likes...
I'm sorry you didn't have parents that did the same...
I'm calling for a cease-fire...
Yes - from a local delivery pizzeria... I'm trying to duplicate
it at home quickly and easily which is why I was wondering about
the microwave instead of boiling, etc...
You don't know how to quote or properly attribute the posts, do you?
Jedi Master my ass.
It's a public forum, and you brought up your bitchy 4 year old daughter...
>
>> I
>> never suggested you brown it until it is "crusty".
>
> I wasn't replying to you...
It's a public forum, you don't control who answers (oh, I'm sorry, "replies")
to any post. You don't want replies??? Don't post in a public place.
>
>> Does she supervise all
>> your cooking?
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Again, do not talk about My Daughter...
Touchy little fart, aren't you.
You are surely giving a bad name to the REAL Jedi
Surely not that old...more like 14, with tha attitude you have.
>
>> Get some balls and cook how you want, when you want. My parents never
>> cooked special meals prepared in special ways for us. We ate what they ate,
>> elsewise we didn't eat. Get a grip.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Now we get to the root of all this hostility... I'm sorry you didn't
> have a good childhood, but, I like to cook things that She likes...
> I'm sorry you didn't have parents that did the same...
>
> I'm calling for a cease-fire...
Fire this, Jedi NOT
Poor BABY
Let her get used to walking all over you at four, where will you be when she's
10?
A doormat, that's where.
Jedi Master, my ASS
<again without identifying quote>
Um. Have you tried asking the pizzeria?
I should have - it would have saved Me alot of grief...
Us Too.
Jack Skywalker
>
I don't know that trying to cook one thing the way your child likes it
means that they rule the kitchen. If the other people in the house are
happy to cook and eat sausage this way, what's the harm if they make it the
way she likes? I don't think that one question about how to cook something
gives us enough information to judge the way in which the household runs.
Children do develop likes and dislikes, and there's a balance between
letting them walk all over you and completely disregarding anything they
say about what they do or do not like (if they have tried it).
--
Rhonda Anderson - I promise myself that one day I will get over being made
("if you don't eat it now you'll get it cold for breakfast") to eat
disgusting frankfurt and lima bean casserole, and will actually try lima
beans for the first time in about 30 years <g>
Penrith, NSW, Australia
No, no Jed. Jill is an expert on childcare. Her mother never had to
raise her voice or make her a special meal or change her diapers (Jill
did this from birth) tell her to be quiet, because Jill spent her
childhood sitting with her hands folded in her lap out of reverance
for her mother and mild fear of causing her mother grief.
Not like the parents of today, like the one friend of Jill's who
brought an unapproved toddler into Jill's home and allowed the toddler
to destroy one of Jill's books (note of course that Jill must have
been restrained physically when this happened because those of us
familiar with earth children know better than to allow toddlers to
handle expensive things) but of course Jill is not bitter about this
and is above holding a petty grudge, as she will atest two in any of
the quarterly posts she writes in which she relates this incident.
Fortunately, Jill the childcare expert is impervious to the yammerings
of us inept fools who have had to deal with our abnormal and aberrant
loinspawn. We weak imbeciles have a bizare notion of a utopia in
which we consider the interests and tastes of our children. In our
foolishness, we are willing to cede occasional battles and actually
make food our kids might eat or allow them to behave in
age-appropriate ways that inconvenience other people. If we would
just wise up and realise that we must rule our children with the
benevolent despotism of Jill's sainted parents, our children will grow
to be intellegent, tolerant, and helpful model citizens like Jill.
I'm afraid I'm a lost cause. I can't shake the opinion that Jill
should shut the hell up about child rearing and have a tubal ligation,
because she is not only brown-eyed from being full of it but is also
setting herself up as the sort of self-righteous pompous nitwit who
will no-doubt have to recuse herself if she is unfortunate enough not
to birth the sort of earth-angel she was and instead be stuck with a
normal mortal child who shows the typical prediliction for breaded
meat nuggets with ketchup and who will shun anything the color of
produce.
Greg Zywicki
yeah, you can cook a sausage in the microwave. It's probably going to
be messy and less palatable than if cooked otherwise, but I can be
done.
Lots of other people have given you good ideas. Something to consider
about browning and then braising: Some (maybe all) of the brown will
be taken away by braising in sauce.
Good luck. I've got a four-year-old too, and I get very frustrated at
the food prejudices they exhibit. In my case, I have to recognize
that I'm reaping what I sowed during years of being a picky eater.
Greg Zywicki
>yeah, you can cook a sausage in the microwave. It's probably going to
>be messy and less palatable than if cooked otherwise, but I can be
>done.
>
>Lots of other people have given you good ideas. Something to consider
>about browning and then braising: Some (maybe all) of the brown will
>be taken away by braising in sauce.
>
>Good luck. I've got a four-year-old too, and I get very frustrated at
>the food prejudices they exhibit. In my case, I have to recognize
>that I'm reaping what I sowed during years of being a picky eater.
>
>Greg Zywicki
Thanks Greg and for the support...
Just to follow-up (assuming anyone still is reading this thread)...
I tried microwaving the sausage Saturday night and I'm still alive...
I just popped the italian sausage link on the plate and nuked it... It
was steaming and sounded like it was close to bursting or splitting so
I stopped it at 2 minutes 20 seconds... I used a Polder digital probe
thermometer to take the temperature... It said like 214 or something
which makes sense because it was steaming/boiling... I let the sausage
sit for about 5 minutes (with all that heat, it's still technically
cooking)...
So, only I ate it so I could test it... The juices were running
clear... The casing might have been still a little tough (maybe)...
The inside was slightly slightly pink, but, I've seen pinker so I do
think it was cooked through...
And since Saturday, I haven't had any stomach problems and I'll have
to wait a while to see if I get trichinosis - but I doubt it...
Wookies like you don't get trichinosis.
Jack Ordeal
>Get some balls and cook how you want, when you want. My parents never
>cooked special meals prepared in special ways for us. We ate what they ate,
>elsewise we didn't eat. Get a grip.
>
>Jill
>
My grandson now 12, came over to my house for dinner. He asked what
was for dinner, I told him what we were having, and he said "oh that
sounds O.K.".
I told him that I was glad that he approved, but that is what I was
serving, even if he didn't like it.
I then told him that there was eggs and cheese in the refrigerator,
and that he could cook an omelet for him self, if he didn't care for
what I was cooking.
Hay teaching them to cook, when they are young, stops a lot of
complaints.
Pan Ohco
God I hope that you don't have any children Foghorn!
It's idiots like you that FORCE kids to eat what they don't like and
develop eating disorders!
Into child abuse are you?
C.
>"jmcquown" <jmcq...@bellsouth.net> wrote in
>news:F5epb.24275$SV2....@bignews3.bellsouth.net:
>> Didn't you hear? His 4 year old doesn't like "crusty" browned
>> sausage. Not that she could possibly tell the difference once it has
>> finish cooking in the sauce, but apparently she rules the kitchen.
>
>I don't know that trying to cook one thing the way your child likes it
>means that they rule the kitchen.
>Children do develop likes and dislikes, and there's a balance between
>letting them walk all over you and completely disregarding anything they
>say about what they do or do not like (if they have tried it).
I agree that if accomodation to infant taste doesn't involve major
disruption or dietary deficiency, there's no harm in it. If the peas
can't touch the mashed potatoes, so be it. I disagree with "if they
have tried it." I *still* won't eat summer squash after being forced
to take "just 3 bites" and vomiting all over the table about 100 years
ago. Kids can't say they don't like *everything* that's served, but
like jury challenges, they should be allowed a few unexplained "I just
don't like it" preferences. :-)
lol
btw, if you do it again I'd cook the sausages just like a hotdog. Pop
them in deep frypan or a saucepan with some water and boil the things!
It won't really take any longer than boiling them in the microwave...
I find that the microwave is not good at actually 'cooking' food any
faster than the stove. I only really use it for reheating - it's great
at that!
(huggles)
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