Steamed Sausage Recipes

STEAMED CABBAGE WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE & RED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in dutch oven; add onions and saute until tender.
• 2. Pour 1/2 cup water into the pot.
• 3. Add sausage slices and potato cubes.
• 4. Then add cabbage wedges.
• 5. Add salt & pepper.
• 6. Cover and steam for 30 min. or until tender.
• 7. Stir occasionally.
• 8. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water if needed to keep from burning.

BEER-STEAMED SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Prick each sausage in several places with tip of small knife. Pour beer into bottom of pan fitted with steaming rack or basket, making sure beer doesn't cover rack, and heat beer to boiling. Adjust heat to maintain gentle boil and place sausages on rack. Steam covered until sausages are firm to the touch and just cooked through, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to paper towels.
• About 10 minutes before serving, heat butter and oil in large heavy skillet. Pat sausages dry and place in skillet. Saute, turning with tongs, until well browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Cut sausages diagonally into 3 or 4 pieces each. Serve hot with cornichons, onions, and mustard.

CHINESE STEAMED CHICKEN AND CHINESE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Chop chicken into 1 1/2 to 2 inch pieces.
• In a large bowl, mix chicken with soy sauce, sugar, salt, cornstarch, sherry wine, and ginger juice.
• Remove stems from mushrooms that have been soaked and softened. Slice into long pieces.
• Stir mushrooms and larp chong into chicken.
• Put mixture into a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• Steam over boiling water for 25 minutes or cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high power for 13 - 16 minutes.
• Serve with steamed white rice.

MUSSELS STEAMED WITH CHORIZO SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In large, deep sauté pan or casserole (5 quarts or larger), warm olive oil over medium heat and add chorizo, garlic and leek. Sauté until leek is transparent and soft, about 5 minutes. Add mussels, thyme, oregano and tomatoes. Stir well.
• Add wine and stock to sauté pan. Cover, and cook over medium heat until the mussels open, 6 to 8 minutes. Uncover pan, and simmer for a few minutes to reduce liquid by half. Add butter, and stir quickly with a fork to emulsify it into the sauce.
• Transfer contents of pan to a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and crushed peppercorns, and salt to taste. Serve with thick slices of toasted garlic bread.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND FENNEL

Steps:

• Heat oil in large deep skillet over high heat. Add bell pepper, sliced fennel, Italian sausage, and fennel seeds, and sauté until sausage is brown and vegetables are just tender, about 10 minutes. Add clam juice, and bring to boil. Add clams and oregano; reduce heat to medium-high, cover, and cook just until clams open, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with pepper. Divide among 4 bowls, discarding any unopened clams. Sprinkle with chopped fennel fronds and serve.

QUICK SAUSAGE STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the sausages for 4-5 mins until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
• Cook the onion in the same pan for 5-6 mins until softened, adding a splash of water if it starts to catch. Add the chickpeas, tomato sauce and stock and bring to the boil. Return the sausages to the pan, lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 5-6 mins until the sausages are cooked through. Scatter the garlic, orange zest and parsley over the stew, then serve in shallow bowls with crusty bread on the side.