how do you cook Italian sausage? (skillet, grill, bbq, tomato)

[nickerman]

When I try to fry the sausage until it is done it seems to take forever to cook the sausage through completely. If I turn the stove on a very warm temp the sausage burns on the outside and it isn't even done on the inside. Am I suppose to boil them? I know I'm missing something on how to do it. The same is true of all sausage of course. But I am using Italian sausage because that is what I happen to be trying to cook.

[mainebrokerman]

just bake them in the oven at 350

I like to grill them too

if I do fry them with say peppers /onions I will slice the sausage down the middle the long way (not all the way thru) then spread it out....this will cook faster, also placing a lid over the pan helps

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by nickerman

When I try to fry the sausage until it is done it seems to take forever to cook the sausage through completely. If I turn the stove on a very warm temp the sausage burns on the outside and it isn't even done on the inside. Am I suppose to boil them? I know I'm missing something on how to do it. The same is true of all sausage of course. But I am using Italian sausage because that is what I happen to be trying to cook.

Low and slow if I am going to cook them in a fry pan otherwise on the grill however, I use mainly ground Italian sausage simply because we prefer it.

[ChessieMom]

Originally Posted by nickerman

When I try to fry the sausage until it is done it seems to take forever to cook the sausage through completely. If I turn the stove on a very warm temp the sausage burns on the outside and it isn't even done on the inside. Am I suppose to boil them? I know I'm missing something on how to do it. The same is true of all sausage of course. But I am using Italian sausage because that is what I happen to be trying to cook.

Slice them in half, length-wise. Fry them until they are brown on each side. And not just a "cooked brown", they need to get that bit of blackened look. That isn't "burnt"....it's COOKED.

[Mattie]

I prick the skin and put in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes or so. That gets a lot of the fat out. Then we grill them until crispy, and brush some bbq sauce on at the end. Serve on a roll with some chopped tomato and red onion, drizzled with a bit of oil and balsamic vinegar. That's the only way I eat them.

[Debsi]

In a heavy skillet, pan-fry till browned on each side, then add about 1/2 inch of water. Once water is simmering, turn heat down and cover. Cook for 15 minutes.

Got these instructions off a package of sausages years ago, and we think it is the best way to do it. The package claimed all the water would cook off in a few minutes at the end with no lid, but I get impatient and just pour it off, then perhaps brown the sausages another minute or two.

Bonus: you can heat the sausage buns on top of the lid during the 15 minute simmer.

[texdav]

Italians love to cook them cut up with garlic slices. I mostly do it by striping of casing and using in pasta sauce; but I am not Italian either.Otherwise like other sausage better

[Tracy5305]

Originally Posted by Debsi

In a heavy skillet, pan-fry till browned on each side, then add about 1/2 inch of water. Once water is simmering, turn heat down and cover. Cook for 15 minutes.

Got these instructions off a package of sausages years ago, and we think it is the best way to do it. The package claimed all the water would cook off in a few minutes at the end with no lid, but I get impatient and just pour it off, then perhaps brown the sausages another minute or two.

Bonus: you can heat the sausage buns on top of the lid during the 15 minute simmer.

This is how I do it.

[bg7]

throw them away and cook some German or Irish sausages instead. That's what I recommend! I love Italian-American food - but the sausages are mediocre.

[kaimuki]

Originally Posted by bg7

throw them away and cook some German or Irish sausages instead. That's what I recommend! I love Italian-American food - but the sausages are mediocre.

I respectfully disagree.