sausage | Dinner Trade https://dinnertrade.com Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:07:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Recipe: Bratwurst Cooked in Apple Juice https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/07/recipe-bratwurst-cooked-in-apple-juice/ https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/07/recipe-bratwurst-cooked-in-apple-juice/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:07:32 +0000 http://dinnertrade.com/?p=27 These brats are wonderful–crispy on the outside, and pop in your mouth with you bite into them. The easiest way to cook brats are to braise them first in a liquid and then brown them on the grill. Most recipes call for beer, but I think they are just as good braised in apple juice, and it’s a lot cheaper.

Bratwurst bratsIngredients

  • 12 fresh bratwurst (Colosimo brand at Costco are my favorite)
  • 32 ounce apple juice
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • Brat buns (large croissant rolls from Costco are my favorite–they’re shaped perfectly for a brat)

Instructions

  1. Preheat grill
  2. On stove top, add apple juice and onions to a large sauce pan. Turn heat to high until liquid begins to boil.
  3. Turn heat down to medium and place the brats in the liquid. Do not let the liquid boil while the brats are in it. Ensure that the brats are completely covered in liquid. Add water if necessary.
  4. Cook brats for 10 minutes at medium heat.  Turn heat down to low until you are ready to grill.
  5. Once grill is hot, turn off the burners on one half of the grill and keep the burners on the other half of the grill on high. (Only if you have a grill with  lid)
  6. Using tongs, place the brats on the side of the grill with the burners off and close the lid.  Be careful not to puncture the skin of the brats and always use tongs, not a fork to turn.
  7. Check the brats every few minutes until you get a feel for how fast they cook on your grill. You will want to turn the brats when they are golden brown, and remove from grill when they are golden brown on both sides.
  8. Serve on brat buns or croissants with BBQ sauce, mustard, onions, sauerkraut, or your favorite topping of choice.

Cooking time (duration): 30

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: dinner

My rating: 4.0 stars
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]]> https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/07/recipe-bratwurst-cooked-in-apple-juice/feed/ 0 Recipe: BBQ Baked Beans with Sausage https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/02/recipe-bbq-baked-beans-with-sausage/ https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/02/recipe-bbq-baked-beans-with-sausage/#respond Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:25:20 +0000 http://dinnertrade.com/?p=28 Quick and easy Baked Beans with a slight twist. Most recipes I’ve come across call for bacon and ketchup. I’ve swap those ingredients with sausage and barbecue sauce to give a unique approach on an old favorite.

bakedbeansIngredients

  • 2 tubes of sausage
  • 1/4 cup dried onions
  • 1 (29 ounce) can baked beans
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
  • 1/2 cup bbq sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (optional)
  • 1 green pepper (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a frying pan, cook the sausage meat in a frying pan. Break the meat up into small pieces as it is cooking. Once sausage is cooked through, drain and pat dry with paper towel to remove excess fat.
  2. Add sausage and remaining ingredients to a large pan. Do not drain the baked or black beans.  Warm at a medium heat for around 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.  Serve hot.
  3. Optional: After cooking and draining the sausage, add all ingredients to a crock pot to warm.

Cooking time (duration): 30

Number of servings (yield): 6

My rating: 4.0 stars
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]]> https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/02/recipe-bbq-baked-beans-with-sausage/feed/ 0 Recipe: Stuffed Pasta Shells with Sausage https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/01/recipe-stuff-pasta-shells-with-sausage/ https://dinnertrade.com/2009/09/01/recipe-stuff-pasta-shells-with-sausage/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:19:22 +0000 http://dinnertrade.com/?p=26 Delicious stuffed pasta shells never fail to make a big impression. This is a unique dish that will be a big hit with kids of all ages.

SausageStuffedShells_BakingDish_600Ingredients

Pasta:

  • 1 1/2 boxes (about 20 oz.)
  • Jumbo/Super Shells Macaroni
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. salt
  • 2 Tbsp. oil

Cheese Mix:

  • 4 lbs cottage cheese (low fat or non-fat)
  • 3 lbs white cheese (I use half mozzarella and half Colby Jack)
  • 5 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 Tbsp. oregano, dried
  • 1 Tbsp. basil, dried
  • 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley, dried

Sauce Topping:

  • 4 bottles spaghetti sauce
  • 2 lbs. Italian flavor sausage

Instructions

  1. Pasta:
    Bring 8 qts water and salt to boil. Add shells and cook about 14 minutes. Add oil during boil to prevent shells from sticking. Drain and rinse in cold water. Pat dry.
  2. Cheese Mix:
    Cut most (2 1/2 lbs) of the cheese into small, 1/2 inch cubes. Grate the remainder and put aside. Mix all of the cheese mixture together (except for the cheese you grated–this will go on top when it’s all done.)
  3. Sauce Topping:
    Brown sausage in oiled skillet. Drain. Combine with spaghetti sauce.
  4. Now to assemble all together:
    Spray casserole dish with Pam. Spoon cheese mixture into pasta shells, (about 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp. mixture per shell) and line up in dish. Cover filled dish with Sauce Topping. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Bake five pans at 350 for one hour. (When I’m heating just one dish, I bake at 350 for only 30 minutes but it takes much longer with a full oven).
  5. Side Note: It’s hard to judge how full to fill the shells, and I usually run out of either cheese mixture or shells. Sometimes I whip up extra cheese mixture to fill extra shells, sometimes I just have extra pasta shells that don’t get filled. I tried to adjust the recipe so that there aren’t leftover shells, but it’s hard to know.

Cooking time (duration): 60

Number of servings (yield): 12

Meal type: dinner

Culinary tradition: Italian

My rating: 4.0 stars
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