Breakfast sausage is available as a link (sausage longsongan), patty (sausage sheets like burger meat), or rolls and can be cooked in a number of ways. Although in general the process of cooking sausages is the same, regardless of the shape, the cooking time is slightly different.
Ingredients
For 4-6 servings
- 12 link-shaped breakfast sausages OR 6 sausage patties OR 450 gr sausage rolls, sliced
- 60 ml water (only for boiling sausage method)
Step
Method 1 of 5: Frying in the Fryer
Step 1. Heat a teflon frying pan
Place a medium-sized Teflon frying pan on the stove and heat it over low-medium heat. Heat the pan for 1-2 minutes.
- Remember not to add oil or butter to the frying pan. The fat in the sausage will melt as it cooks and provide the oil needed for the frying process.
- If it is possible to measure the temperature of the frying pan, make sure it reaches 180 °C before you proceed.
Step 2. Put the sausages in the frying pan
Arrange sausage links or patties in the hot frying pan. Sausages should be placed in a row only (not stacked).
- You can cook sausage links or patties with this method. The cooking time is slightly different, but the process itself is the same.
- You can also cook sausage rolls using this method if you first cut them into patty pieces that are 1.25 cm thick. Cook this patty the same way a sausage does patty.
Step 3. Fry until cooked evenly
Cook sausage links for 12-16 minutes, while sausage patties take about 10-12 minutes.
- No matter what type of sausage you choose, you'll need to turn the sausage periodically to brown all the sides.
- Add 2 minutes if you're cooking frozen breakfast sausages, not thawed ones.
- The sausage must be brown on all sides, and the temperature inside must be at least 70 °C.
Step 4. Drain sausage and serve
Remove the sausage from the pan and place it on a plate lined with a paper towel. Drain excess fat for 1-2 minutes, then serve sausage while hot.
Store leftover sausages in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. You can also freeze leftover sausages and they can keep for up to 30 days
Method 2 of 5: Boiling and Frying
Step 1. Mix the water with the sausage
Place sausage links in a medium-sized frying pan with deep sides. Also pour 60 ml of water into the frying pan.
- The water level should not cover the entire sausage.
- You can technically cook any type of sausage with this method, but this method works best for link sausages without a sleeve or skin. This method may be less effective for sausage links with sleeves/skins or sausage patties.
Step 2. Boil the water
Place the frying pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Cook the sausages for 6-7 minutes, or until the water has evaporated.
- Continue the cooking process until all the water evaporates naturally. Don't drain the water. Likewise, don't add water if it evaporates faster than expected.
- Do not cover the pan as this will slow or block the steam from escaping and will slow down the entire cooking process.
Step 3. Fry the sausages for 6-7 minutes
Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking the sausages uncovered for another 6-7 minutes, or until evenly cooked.
- Use food tongs to periodically flip sausage links while cooking. This way, the sausage will brown evenly.
- Note that you don't need to add any oil or butter during the frying process. The fat content in the sausage will melt and be sufficient to cook it.
- When it is cooked, the sausage will be evenly brown in color and the liquid fat that comes out looks clear. If you check the center of the sausage, or the thickest part, it should be at least 70 °C.
Step 4. Drain and serve
Remove the sausage from the pan and place it on a paper towel to absorb the oil. After 1-2 minutes, transfer the sausages to their respective plates and they are ready to be enjoyed.
Leftover sausages that are not eaten should be stored in the refrigerator immediately. Sausages can last for 1-2 days, or 30 days if you freeze them
Method 3 of 5: Baking
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C
While waiting, prepare a shallow baking pan or a thin baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- The parchment paper prevents the sausage from sticking to the pan and also absorbs excess fat that melts during the cooking process.
- If you don't have parchment paper, place a metal grill or baking rack on a baking sheet. Using a rack allows excess fat to drip off during the cooking process so the sausage doesn't roast in fat.
Step 2. Arrange the sausages on the baking sheet
Place the sausages on the baking sheet parallel, in a row (do not stack), with a minimum distance of 2.5 cm from each other.
- You can cook sausage links and sausage patties using this method. Baking times may vary, but the overall process is the same.
- Sausage rolls can also be cooked using this method. Slice the sausage rolls into a 1.25 cm thick patty and cook this patty just like a real sausage patty.
Step 3. Bake until sausage is fully cooked
Place the sausages in the preheated oven. Cook sausage patty for 15-16 minutes and sausage link for 20-25 minutes.
- Either the sausage link or the sausage patty should be turned over halfway through the cooking time to ensure that both sides are brown.
- Once cooked, the sausage will be evenly brown and the liquid fat that comes out looks clear. The temperature in the center for each sausage is at least 70 °C.
Step 4. Serve sausages while warm
Remove sausages from oven and transfer to individual plates. Enjoy delicious sausages while warm.
- If the sausage is too greasy for you after removing it from the oven, you can use a paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
- Leftover sausages can be stored in the refrigerator and last up to 1-2 days, or 1 month if frozen.
Method 4 of 5: Baking with Broiler
Step 1. Heat the broiler
Turn on the broiler and wait about 3-5 minutes for it to heat up.
Most broilers only have “ON” (on) and “OFF” (off) settings, but some also have “LOW” (low) and “HIGH” (high) settings. If you have a second type of broiler, preheat the broiler to the “LOW” setting
Step 2. Place the sausage near a heat source
Arrange the sausages in a row in the pan. Place the baking sheet in the preheated broiler, about 10-15 cm from the heating element on top.
- If you don't have a special broiler pan, place a metal grill or grill rack on top of a regular baking sheet instead. You should use something that will allow the fat to drip off while the sausage is cooking. So, don't just use a baking sheet.
- Sausage links or sausage patties can be cooked using this method. For sausage links, place the rack about 10-12.5 cm from the heating element. For the sausage patty, place the rack about 15 cm from the same heating element.
- For the sausage rolls, slice the sausage into 1.25 cm thick strips and cook in the same way as a normal sausage patty.
Step 3. Bake sausages for 6 minutes
Bake the sausages for 3 minutes then flip to the other side. Continue cooking for another 3 minutes or until the melted fat is clear and the center of the sausage is no longer pink.
- This period of time is sufficient to cook the sausage links and patties, but in some cases, the sausage links may cook faster than the sausage patties due to the manufacturing process.
- The inside temperature of the sausage, both link and patty type, must reach a minimum of 70 °C before removing it from the broiler.
Step 4. Serve the sausage while it's warm
Remove sausages from broiler and transfer to individual plates. Enjoy the sausage while it's warm.
If you can't finish all the sausages, store them in the fridge right away. Sausages can last up to 1-2 days, or 1 month if frozen
Method 5 of 5: Reheat
Step 1. Heat the cooked sausage in the microwave
To reheat cooked sausages, microwave them on full power for 10-15 seconds per serving.
- This method can be used for home-cooked sausages or store-bought cooked sausages. This method is also suitable for sausage links and patties.
- Arrange the sausages in a row on a microwave-safe plate lined with paper towels. Cover the sausage with another paper towel to reduce the splash of oil.
- It takes 10 seconds to heat up the sausage link or patty. For frozen sausage, reheat sausage for 15 seconds, either sausage link or patty. Note that the exact heating time varies depending on the output power of the microwave.
Step 2. Alternatively, reheat the cooked sausage on the stove
Heat the sausages for 8-10 minutes on medium heat.
- As with the microwave method, you can use this method for any type of cooked breakfast sausage, such as links or patties, home cooked or store cooked sausages, thawed or frozen.
- Place sausage links or patties in a row on a nonstick frying pan. Cover the skillet and place it on the stove over medium heat.
- Heat sausage for 8 minutes if previously thawed or 10 minutes if frozen. You don't have to turn the sausage over when it's heated. Once ready, the sausage will heat evenly.
Step 3. Done
Enjoy your sausage.
Tips
- Raw sausage can usually be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3 days. If you don't have time to cook them before 3 days, freeze the sausages and use them within 30 days.
- For the sausage to cook evenly (using any method), it's a good idea to defrost the sausage before cooking it.
- When making a sausage roll patty, be aware that a 450g sausage roll is designed for 6 servings. Freeze the sausage rolls for 10-15 minutes before slicing them into a 1-inch (1.25 cm) patty, weighing 57 g, then cook the patty the same way you would a normal sausage patty.
