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SAUSAGES AND BRATS

eddyandme — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:26:12 GMT

I'm not the greatest cook and could use some advice on the 'bestest', easiest way of cooking Italian sausages, et al, along with any quick and easy recipes you ma wish to share.

TIA!

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Desertdi — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:37:40 GMT

I pierce, and then broil

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catter70 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:41:42 GMT

I just fry them in a grill pan.

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Carmie — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:55 GMT

My favorite way to cook Italian sausages is to fry them in a pan with a little water to keep them from sticking along with onions and bell peppers. Then I add canned crushed tomatoes and simmer altogether.

If we have a party, I simmer them in a crockpot after cooking them in a pan. The flavors really meld together.

It is delicious this way, especially for sandwiches.

Also, you can open the sausage casings and fry the sausage into crumbles, then add eggs to the pan and scramble together for breakfast.

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RespectLife — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:20:16 GMT

I also saute them, grill them or smoke them.

I would never pierce them! You lose all the flavor and moisture.

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Desertdi — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:47:01 GMT

@RespectLife wrote:
I also saute them, grill them or smoke them.

I would never pierce them! You lose all the flavor and moisture.

@RespectLife

And.........GREASE (!!!)

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eddyandme — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:55:10 GMT

@Carmie , that's what I did, using evoo insead of h20, minus the tomatoes. I landed up with dried, blackened sausages and burnt peppers!

How long do you cook them and do you use medium heat?

Rempving the casings with eggs sounds good!

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eddyandme — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:59:34 GMT

@RespectLife , I used a frypan and landed up with grease -- yuck! Wondering if cooking using a George Foreman would work? less mess to clean - right?

@Desertdi wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
I also saute them, grill them or smoke them.

I would never pierce them! You lose all the flavor and moisture.
@RespectLife

And.........GREASE (!!!)

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:38:27 GMT

@eddyandme I follow the basic recipe as @Carmie . If I'm not adding tomatoes and just doing sausage with peppers and onions, I sear the sausage links (or rope) over medium with a bit of olive oil. 5 minutes on each side to get some color. Then I remove and add the sliced onion and peppers for about 10 minutes - stirring frequently. Then I throw the sausage in with the veggies, cover and cook for about 10 minutes. My basic rule of thumb is 18 to 20 minutes in the skillet for the sausages.

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mare54 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:41:22 GMT

I cook my brats in my air fryer. Works great!

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:54:36 GMT

I follow this recipe from an episode of Cook's Country that was on many years ago:

3 tbsp vegetable oil

6 sausages

1 thinly-sliced onion

2 tsp minced garlic

1 1/2 cups beer

1/4 cup brown mustard

1 tbsp honey

2 tsp cider vinegar

Fry sausage in 1 tbsp oil in skillet until well-browned. Place on plate.

Saute onion, 14 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper in 2 tbsps oil in covered skillet until softened. Uncover and cook until browned. Stir in garlic.

Stir in beer, mustard, honey, vinegar, and cooked sausages.

Cover and cook until onion mixture is thickened.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:04:02 GMT

@Carmie "especially for sandwiches."

What do you put on an Italian sausage sandwich?

Type of bread?

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RespectLife — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:14:56 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:
@RespectLife , I used a frypan and landed up with grease -- yuck! Wondering if cooking using a George Foreman would work? less mess to clean - right?
@Desertdi wrote:
@RespectLife wrote:
I also saute them, grill them or smoke them.

I would never pierce them! You lose all the flavor and moisture.
@RespectLife

And.........GREASE (!!!)

I buy my sausage at an Italian Market...it is never greasy and there is no grease really in the pan. They hand make it right there.

Sometimes I might add a smidge of butter to saute in since it is that 'not' greasy!

Juicy and flavorful.

They have traditional in all heat levels and chicken versions.

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Carmie — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:37:03 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Carmie "especially for sandwiches."

What do you put on an Italian sausage sandwich?

Type of bread?

I serve Italian sausages with the fried pepper, onion, tomato sauce on a sturdy roll...like a small hoagie roll.

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Jaspersmom — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:42:05 GMT

If they're going in sauce, I fry them first in a little bit of water. Pierce each link and then place in the frying pan. Add about a half cup of water. I cover them just until the water is ready to evaporate and then let them brown on each side. They should be cooked through, but they'll cook in the sauce as well. My sauce goes on very low heat for a few hours. If I'm cooking them up on the grill, I sometimes get them going first in the frying pan. They'll cook fast on the grill, so you want to make sure they're cooked through. A great dish I make during the summer is sausage stuffed yellow squash. You can find recipes on the internet, but it does involve first removing the sausage from the casings and frying until brown in a pan. You can always buy ground pork to make it a bit easier.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:44:14 GMT

@Carmie

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Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:51:12 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@Carmie "especially for sandwiches."

What do you put on an Italian sausage sandwich?

Type of bread?
I serve Italian sausages with the fried pepper, onion, tomato sauce on a sturdy roll...like a small hoagie roll.

@Mz iMac I follow the same basic recipe as @Carmie, but serve the mixture over rice. Either way, it's delish!

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eddyandme — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:35 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@eddyandme I follow the basic recipe as @Carmie . If I'm not adding tomatoes and just doing sausage with peppers and onions, I sear the sausage links (or rope) over medium with a bit of olive oil. 5 minutes on each side to get some color. Then I remove and add the sliced onion and peppers for about 10 minutes - stirring frequently. Then I throw the sausage in with the veggies, cover and cook for about 10 minutes. My basic rule of thumb is 18 to 20 minutes in the skillet for the sausages.

Thank you @PA Mom-mom ! I'll try again next week!

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wagirl — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:26:44 GMT

How about using them to make sheet pan dinners--there are so many recipes online. Easy to make and really very tasty. I do take the casing off italian sausages and cook them like I would for gr beef--then put them on a few paper towels to drain off the fat. did this last night and made boboli pizza for dinner. I use the kielbasa sausages for the sheet pan dinners--and in soup too--have a great one for the pressure cooker by Bob Warden

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AuntMame — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:38:19 GMT

For brats, we simmer them first for a few minutes in onions, water and beer. Not too long or else they dry out. Then grill them, either on the outside grill or the George Forman grill.

For Italian sausage, I pan roast them, first browning them in the skillet, then adding a bit of water and a lid to steam and cook them through.

Or I grill them on the George Forman grill. But they need to cook on the grill long enough to cook all the way through.