I was trying to come up with something quick to make for dinner, and thought sliced sausage with some pasta would do it. Not really sure what I was thinking when I thought I could cut raw sausage into slices, but obviously, it did not work. Instead of stopping though, I decided just to go with it, and squeezed out the sausage from the casings.
Casings are pretty sorry looking things once you take out the good stuff. I have no idea what these are made of, but I don't think they are animal parts. Slimy little things that are best tossed in the trash.
The sausage once it had been freed. Kinda squeezed out like toothpaste.
My homemade sauce, straight from the freezer. Back when I made the giant pot, I had 3 of these for the freezer. I am now down to one.
And: Dinner! Used two Italian sausages, about 20 ounces of homemade sauce, a bit of oregano and basil, and half a box of bow tie pasta. Turned out great! Add some green beans, and call it a meal. We also added parmesan cheese, but that's because everything is better with cheese.
On a side note: I made this again, but added zucchini and mushrooms. Also, I cooked the sausages whole and then sliced. Verdict: Adding veggies is good, but the sausage is better when removed from its casing. Left in slices it was too chunky, and the seasonings that are in the sausage were too concentrated in the bites with meat instead of being spread around in the whole dish. Next time I will look for it sold in bulk, and skip the casing altogether.
I always cut through the casing and scrape it out before adding it to my spag sauce. I cook the sausage and ground beef together, then add the tomato sauce. This sounds good too!
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