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Thread ID: 86101 2008-01-03 11:18:00 How to cook those raw mushy sausages you get from supermarkets? qazwsxokmijn (102) PC World Chat
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627138 2008-01-04 05:09:00 Hmm, I've made my own bacon. Perhaps it's time I tried making my own bangers. bob_doe_nz (92)
627139 2008-01-04 05:10:00 Thanks for that - I'm always after good salamis which you can't get in the supermarkets. Also they've got such a hopelessly lousy website I'm asking them to let me upgrade it! :thumbs:

That would be a good idea Greg! The Blackball salamis tend to be lower fat than most of the others I know. They don't have the big white chunks...
John H (8)
627140 2008-01-04 23:56:00 Susan: "Haven't you got any muesli?"
Albert: "Is that some kind of sausage?"
Susan: "It's nuts and grains."
Albert: "Any fat in it?"
Susan: "I don't think so."
Albert: "How're you supposed to fry it, then?"
Susan: "You don't fry it."
Albert: "You call that breakfast?"
Susan: "It doesn't have to be fried to be breakfast. I mean, you mentioned porridge, and you don't fry porridge--"
Albert: "Who says?"
robsonde (120)
627141 2008-01-05 04:07:00 I couldn't agree more. You can't beat the Haggis.
Actually, you CAN beat the Haggis. But it's not usually done "in company"... :D
johcar (6283)
627142 2008-01-05 04:15:00 Why do people make such a big deal over the simple act of frying sausages? I make sure they are thawed properly (if previously frozen) then I fry on low heat turning three times, once for each side after the first side is nicely browned . When the last side is brown, they are cooked right through every time .

If you are really paranoid you can pre-heat in a microwave on low for 2-3 minutes just to get them started but I've never bothered . Just buy decent sausages, not the Mad Butcher or other cheap supermarket rubbish .

I've been through a few meat plants and the contents of some sausages are little better than dog tucker . There are a couple of well known brands that I would never eat again after being in their processing plants . :yuck: Conversely I've been in pet food plants that had better hygiene standards and smelt better too!

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
627143 2008-01-05 04:25:00 Why do people make such a big deal over the simple act of frying sausages? I make sure they are thawed properly (if previously frozen) then I fry on low heat turning three times, once for each side after the first side is nicely browned . When the last side is brown, they are cooked right through every time .

If you are really paranoid you can pre-heat in a microwave on low for 2-3 minutes just to get them started but I've never bothered . Just buy decent sausages, not the Mad Butcher or other cheap supermarket rubbish .

I've been through a few meat plants and the contents of some sausages are little better than dog tucker . There are a couple of well known brands that I would never eat again after being in their processing plants . :yuck: Conversely I've been in pet food plants that had better hygiene standards and smelt better too!

Cheers

Billy 8-{)Hey no fair, Billy! How about naming names rather than letting us unknowingly eat offal . . . . ???
johcar (6283)
627144 2008-01-05 04:37:00 And whats wrong with offal? No different to cheeks and lungs that go into pies.
Its not poisonous you know.
pctek (84)
627145 2008-01-05 05:18:00 Yeah, I know it's all meat, but it's just the thought of it! :yuck:

(I eat about one pie a year now since my bypass in 2004! A treat!)
johcar (6283)
627146 2008-01-05 06:57:00 Yeah, I know it's all meat, but it's just the thought of it! :yuck:

(I eat about one pie a year now since my bypass in 2004! A treat!)

Make your own pies .

1 kg of lean beef mince
2 onions finely diced
Around half a bag of plain frozen mixed veges . 500gm - 1kg (No fancy mix)
2-3 half waxy half floury potatoes finely diced
2 carrots finely diced

2-3 packets of Maggi Oxtail soup mix
Water
Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce
Salt & Pepper to season .

Brown mince in batches, breaking clumps .

Sautee onion in oil till soft . Add mince, all the veges . Mix soup mix with some water till slurry like . Add to pot . Add enough water till it's about an inch or so from the top . Add about 40mL's of Worcester .

Bring to boil, taste and add more Worcester if need be (Needs a light tang) And simmer for about 1 . 5 to 2 hours . Stirring occasionally .

When done, add seasoning . Thicken with cornflour / Potato Starch mixed with cold water .

Serve . . .

On toast
In toast
In pies
With Mash


Feeds 5-8 people .
bob_doe_nz (92)
627147 2008-01-05 08:30:00 Hey no fair, Billy! How about naming names rather than letting us unknowingly eat offal . . . . ???

It's not what they put in that bothers me, it's the hygiene conditions, or lack thereof . I can't name names or I'd breach client confidentiality, but one non-client I can point to from end user experience has huge amounts of sinew and gristle in some of their traditional/old english type sausages .

I wrote to them and was ignored until I contacted the senior management, who then gave me a snow job about their quality despite my sending photos of this sinew-like ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/Heller-1 . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) non-meat material found in this ( . imagef1 . net . nz/files/Heller-2 . jpg" target="_blank">www . imagef1 . net . nz) product .

Think what you will, and make decisions accordingly .

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
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