| It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - | | | | consult a Polish grandmother, she may disagree as |
| hopefully this rough adaptation of the infamous opening | | | | boiling rids the sausages of their beautiful flavors, |
| line of a piece of literature set in mid 19th century | | | | ending up with a tube of tasteless ground meat. A |
| Europe doesn't cause the author to roll over in his | | | | simple and tasty method is to place the fresh Polish |
| grave. | | | | sausages as a single layer in a heavy-bottom pan. |
| The humble sausage is generally considered an | | | | Add a little water to cover up to half the sausages' |
| alternate food to the more familiar hunks of meat as | | | | height and put on a gentle simmer with a covered lid. |
| various herbs and spices are added as part of its | | | | Once cooked, remove the lid and turn up the heat |
| ingredients. Whether in its fresh state or dried form, it is | | | | slightly to brown the sausages. Alternatively, you can |
| a food for easy and mobile transportation. Nothing | | | | pan fry fresh Polish sausages and strain away the |
| beats the sizzle of fresh sausages on a hot pan or grill, | | | | excess fat. |
| its aroma wafting to excite the olfactory senses. Dried | | | | If you are game for a slightly more elaborate method |
| sausages are best being reconstituted to hydration | | | | on how to cook fresh sausages, why not try baking |
| and serve as great flavoring agents to soups and | | | | fresh Polish sausages? Place a coil of sausages in a |
| stews. | | | | pan and add enough water to cover them. Once |
| The Polish Sausage, also known as the Kielbasa, | | | | cooked, remove from the liquid and cut into smaller |
| comes as a long coiled form in fresh and dried states. | | | | sections at an angle. This increases surface area and |
| Normally the boil-and-grill method is the most common | | | | ability to absorb more flavors. Arrange the sections in |
| on how to cook fresh sausage. Boiling fresh Polish | | | | a single layer in a pan or ovenproof dish. Add some of |
| sausages removes most of the fat and gives | | | | the earlier cooking liquid (skim away the excess fat) |
| justification in the name of healthier consumption. Since | | | | with apple or orange juice and some sugar or honey |
| boiled meats don't look nor sound appetizing, grilling | | | | to balance the acidity. You can add spices or herbs |
| fresh Polish sausages crisps the skin and eliminates | | | | similar to the sausage's ingredients. Place the dish in an |
| whatever earlier claims of healthier living. If one was to | | | | oven and bake to perfection. |