Gastritis can appear unexpectedly when, it would seem, nothing foreshadowed it. The following factors act as provocateurs of the disease:
- eating spicy, salty, fatty foods;
- prolonged stress;
- infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
Gastritis manifests itself in different ways: for some – acute or aching pain in the stomach, for others – bloating, flatulence, belching, and a constant feeling of fullness in the stomach.
Regardless of the course of the disease, diet is of decisive importance in treatment. Due to the need to change their diet, patients suffering from gastritis are interested in what foods they can include in the menu. In particular, are sausages allowed?
Preparing sausages
These semi-finished products are sold in artificial or natural casings. The first one should be disposed of before cooking so that the harmful substances contained in it do not penetrate inside.
For this purpose, the sausages are cut at one end and then the film is pulled in a spiral. The second one can be left, since it does not pose a danger to human health and is considered environmentally friendly.
If you do not plan to remove the artificial shell, then you need to make several punctures in it with a needle. You should not use a fork and knife, because they can cause the sausages to fall apart during heat treatment. Thanks to the thin needle, they will not burst, maintaining an attractive and appetizing appearance.
How long does it take to cook sausages the traditional way?
Usually semi-finished products are boiled inside a pan. You need to take a roomy dish so that they can fit the entire length in it. This eliminates the appearance of bends and distortions.
It is preferable to first place the sausages in the selected saucepan, fill them with hot water, and then turn on the electric or gas stove. Of course, you can pour cold liquid inside the pan, but then the sausages will cook much longer, therefore, the nutrients will disappear.
Some housewives act differently:
1. first bring the liquid in the pan to a boil without adding salt, 2. then lower the semi-finished products there so that they sink completely, 4. after boiling, reduce the heat, eliminating intense boiling.
How long to cook sausages in boiling water is an individual question. Typically the period is between five and ten minutes. It is not recommended to keep products in boiling water for longer, otherwise the taste will deteriorate.
The finished semi-finished products are removed from the container into a plate. If they were cooked without removing the film, then it must be removed. To facilitate the process, the sausages should be kept in cold water for a while, then the casing can be removed without any problems.
How long to cook sausages in the microwave
If you use a microwave oven to prepare sausages, the heat treatment time is reduced to three minutes. This period is quite enough. Turn on the microwave at maximum power.
The water inside the dishes must certainly cover the food so that there are no protruding parts left that can darken or fry. It is important to remember that you need to pierce the individually wrapped sausages with a needle.
This method is used mainly when there is a need to make a tasty dish in the microwave in record time. Semi-finished products go perfectly with any side dish. They absolutely do not need salt, because it is already included in the products. Spicy lovers add hot pepper to them.
You can cook the products in the microwave without water, then their taste will become brighter and richer. It is necessary to remove them from the “wrapper” and cut them at both ends to achieve an unusual shape.
Place them on a plate and place them inside a preheated microwave for just 60-90 seconds. To make them juicier, you can add a few tablespoons of water. Such dishes look very impressive on the table, stimulating the appetite with a wonderful smell.
How long should you cook sausages in a double boiler?
Every experienced housewife knows that food prepared using a double boiler is considered the healthiest for humans. The cooking method ensures ideal preservation of nutrients. Therefore, sausages quite often end up inside this kitchen appliance.
The algorithm of actions is as follows:
1. freeing the sausages from the artificial film or piercing the natural casing with a needle, 2. lubricating the bowl with oil, putting the products inside, 3. filling the reservoir with water, placing the bowl on it, 4. turning on the unit, 5. after the liquid boils, cooking continues for ten minutes.
How many minutes to cook sausages in a slow cooker
A multicooker allows you to cook several dishes at the same time. In order not to wait for dinner for a long time, you should pour water into the multicooker bowl and turn it on to the “Baking”, “Stewing/Soup”, or “Steaming” mode. Remove the casing from the sausages. After boiling, lower the semi-finished products into the liquid. Wait about five minutes.
You cannot store finished products with water, because they lose their wonderful taste, attractive smell, and take on a watery appearance. If it is necessary to keep the sausages hot for some time after cooking, they are greased with oil and left inside a warm microwave.
When serving a dish, you should use your imagination so that it is both tasty and beautiful. Aesthetic appeal is also very important.
How long to cook milk sausages
If the sausages are dairy products, then the cooking time must be reduced. They will be ready to eat in three to four minutes. Sometimes pepper and bay leaf are added to the water, then the taste will become different, more intense.
When semi-finished products are cooked in the microwave without water, they should be placed on a plate at a short distance from each other. It is important to prevent overcooking, otherwise the “wrapper” will be difficult to remove. The appearance of the dish becomes unpresentable, which certainly does not increase appetite.
How long to cook frozen sausages
As already mentioned, there are many ways to prepare sausages. When you don’t want to wait for defrosting, you just need to add one minute to the cooking time. For example, if regular products are kept inside the microwave for three minutes, then the period for bringing frozen sausages to readiness increases to four.
Cooking inside the pan takes less than eleven minutes. Overcooked semi-finished products will be tasteless and will lose nutrients. The shape will become unattractive for serving, and the aroma will disappear.
What are sausages traditionally served with?
There are a wide variety of side dishes for them:
1. pasta, 2. mashed potatoes, 3. buckwheat porridge, 4. stewed vegetables, 5. all kinds of cereals, 6. omelet or boiled eggs.
Sausages are good and high in calories on their own if they are made from natural meat. It is important to choose high-quality ingredients to ensure proper and rational nutrition.
Don't forget about seasoning. Sausages become more tasty with mustard, ketchup, various sauces, and horseradish. Each person fills them with what they love most. Learning how to cook sausages is very simple.
This can be useful for an experienced housewife who needs to quickly feed guests, a hungry husband returning from work, or children.
Semi-finished products can become the signature masterpiece of a beginner who rarely looks into the kitchen, an always busy student, a bachelor, or a business lady. Thus, sausages are a universal dish for any table.
They will successfully complement a festive lunch or a regular dinner.
It takes little time to prepare them, so semi-finished products can easily become everyday food.
You cannot assume that you will quickly get bored with the same dish, because these products may include different types of animal and poultry meat, as well as other additional ingredients.
The question seems to be elementary: “How to cook sausages?” But the preparation of such a simple dish has its own nuances and subtleties. Let's find out how to cook sausages correctly and how long it takes to cook them in different ways.
Do I need to boil sausages?
Why cook sausages if they are already cooked and smell like boiled sausage? Many people do exactly this - they don’t boil the sausages, but eat them without boiling them, straight from the store bag. But you shouldn't do that. Cooking sausages is a must! After all, during the cooking process, bacteria are removed from sausages, which, if stored incorrectly, multiply quite quickly in food. You cannot know how the sausages were stored before they reached your table. Therefore, always cook sausages before eating.
How to cook sausages on a gas stove
Take a small pan so that the sausages lie evenly on the bottom and do not become deformed. It is very convenient to cook sausages directly in a frying pan. After you select the necessary dishes, place the sausages in it and pour water so that it completely covers the sausages. Place the pan over maximum heat, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for no more than three minutes. You can remove the sausages from the pan using a fork or special tongs. Place sausages on a plate and add your favorite side dish.
How to steam sausages
This method is simply ideal for those who love fresh sausages straight from the store counter and refuse to cook them. They say that after cooking they will lose their taste. But it’s better to take care of your health and steam the sausages. If you have a steamer in your kitchen, cooking sausages in it will take no more than five minutes.
If you don't have a double boiler, you can make a water bath. A metal colander and pan or metal sieve are great for these purposes. The main thing is that they do not come into contact with the bottom of the pan. Pour some water into the pan, place a colander in it so that it does not come into contact with the surface of the water. Place the sausages in a colander. Cover tightly, wait for the water in the pan to boil, and cook for another five minutes.
How to choose in the store?
And yet, sometimes you can allow yourself the pleasure of eating a small sausage - especially if you don’t have time to cook puree soup or porridge. To choose a product that at least will not harm the body, pay attention to:
- color;
- consistency;
- shell elasticity.
If the color is too pink, this is not a sign of quality at all.
This is a sign that the manufacturer has supplied the semi-finished meat product with a large dose of dye. A loose, somewhat loose structure is a sign of the presence of protein components. However, do not rush to rejoice: it is not known what quality they are. Therefore, it is better to choose sausages that are denser (but not too rubbery, of course).
Expert opinion
Irina Vasilievna
Practicing gastroenterologist
If the shell is wrinkled, this means that you have an old, stale product. And if it seems to be swollen, it means there is a lot of carrageenan in the sausage. This is a dangerous substance - it causes allergy attacks or predisposes to allergic reactions in those who have not noticed this before.
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Should you remove the casing from a sausage before cooking?
This question may arise with any method of preparing sausages. Sausage casing can be of several types. The natural casing can be left on during cooking and then eaten along with the sausage. The cellulose or food-grade polyethylene casing cannot be eaten, so it will have to be removed in any case. The main question is when to remove it: before cooking or after? It all depends on your taste preferences.
If you remove the casing before cooking, the sausage may become deformed. These sausages should not be overcooked. If you like to remove the casing after cooking, when the sausage is ready, it is better to keep the sausages in water for a while, then the casing will be easier to remove. But the time when you peel the sausage from the casing is up to you.
The main problem that insidiously awaits you next to the saucepan for cooking sausages is a burst casing and a lifeless, dry filling of the sausages. Of course, there are worse stories, when you were distracted, the water boiled away and you were not only left without food, but also without cooking utensils. Therefore, we will move step by step and step by step we will still cook the sausages correctly.
Tips and tricks
Gastritis is one of those diseases that can and should be “kept in check . If you have been diagnosed with this, do not despair: after the acute attack is over, you will be able to lead a normal active life. But it is better to adhere to the principles of dietary nutrition:
- don't eat spicy food;
- do not overeat;
- do not drink strong alcoholic drinks;
- do not take long breaks between meals.
Also, be less nervous. Gastritis can be “tamed”! You just need to be patient and follow the recommendations of your doctor.
How to improve boiled sausages
It happens that, regardless of your skills and efforts, boiled sausages after some, quite a short time, become shriveled and wrinkled. It doesn’t look very appetizing and raises a lot of questions among eaters. Therefore, we suggest you prepare them in two stages. This method should not let you down.
Two-stage sausage cooking
We have already taken the first step - boiled the sausages as described above. They are tender, whole, but inconspicuous - unless, of course, they are tinted by the manufacturer. Natural cooked sausages are usually a nondescript grayish color. Let's make them more colorful and clear to taste.
To do this, blot off excess moisture with a paper towel. And it’s best to cut the sausages in half along the entire length. Grease a frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil and heat it. Place the sausages in a frying pan and give them heat for literally 20-30 seconds on each side - fry. Since they are already cooked, the sausages just need to be given color and a toasted flavor. Don't dry them out!
And when they are ruddy, toasted and tender inside they are ready, then it’s possible! you will regret that there were only 4 of them!
An alternative way to cook sausages
The taste of a product can be changed and enhanced not only by increasing the complexity of the preparation technology, but also by changing the cooking liquid. Put dry mushrooms or fried onions into the water - the sausages will be filled with their taste and aroma.
Or boil sausages in beer! Dip them into the intoxicating drink and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer sausages for 15-20 minutes. By the way, of course, not all sausages can be boiled in beer. German ones are suitable for this, for example, for hot dogs.
Prepare sandwiches, toasts and sandwiches with boiled or boiled-fried sausages, serve with vegetables, rice, pasta or mashed potatoes. And may it be delicious for you!
Sausages and potatoes
Is there any benefit?
To decide whether to include sausages in your diet, you should understand the composition of this product. Ideally, sausages should be a mixture of:
- boiled meat;
- vegetable oil;
- powdered milk.
Of course, any sausage contains a certain percentage of dyes and preservatives - otherwise the product could not be stored and would have an unattractive appearance.
In those days when mandatory GOST standards were in force for all producers, the percentage of meat content could not be lower than 50.
Today, instead of GOST standards, specifications (technical conditions) have been adopted, according to which situations are possible when there is only 10-30% meat in a sausage. Unscrupulous manufacturers happily take advantage of this by adding large amounts of starch, soy and various grains to the product “for weight.”
If the sausages are of good quality, then in principle they are allowed to be consumed for any type of gastritis . They quickly saturate a person, are quickly digested, without creating unnecessary stress on a sore stomach.
However, today it is difficult to buy a really good product.
It is too likely that it will contain substances that not only cannot help the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, but, on the contrary, can cause harm. They often add a lot of sodium nitrite, which helps maintain the “presentable” appearance of the product.
It irritates the walls of the stomach, which increases painful symptoms. You can determine the presence of sodium nitrite by taste: these sausages are very salty. It is unlikely that parts of offal , which in crushed form instead of meat are added to this “meat” semi-finished product: pieces of skin, bones, parts of tendons, will be useful for gastritis.
In general, before deciding to cook sausage for lunch, a person with an acute attack of gastritis should think carefully.
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You can watch a separate video about milk sausages.
