Cranberry Summer Sausage Food

CRANBERRY MEATBALLS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble bulk sausage over the mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 in. balls. In a large skillet, cook meatballs over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°.; drain., In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat until cranberry sauce is melted. Add the meatballs and sausage links. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until sausage links are no longer pink and sauce is slightly thickened, 10-15 minutes.

CHRISTMAS SAUSAGES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, mustard, honey, salt and orange zest. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring, until everything is combined. Bring to a low simmer and allow it to bubble gently until slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the sausages to the pan and stir. Allow the sausages to warm through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a chafing dish or warming dish. Serve with toothpicks on the side.

CRANBERRY, APPLE AND SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the onions, celery, leeks, apples, and sausage, breaking up the sausage as you cook. After about 10 minutes, add the poultry seasoning, fresh herbs and dried cranberries. Add the dried stuffing mix and moisten with the vegetable stock. Season stuffing mix with salt and pepper, to taste. (I like the stuffing a little wetter - if you don't, just add less stock)
• Place into a buttered casserole dish and bake for 45 minutes.

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Let frozen pie shell stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Do not prick the shell.
• Bake pie shell for 7 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• Crumble sausage, and cook in a large skillet with onion over medium-high heat until sausage is thoroughly cooked.
• Drain off excess fat.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cranberries.
• Sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the pie shell.
• Top cheese evenly with sausage mixture.
• Combine eggs and half and half in medium bowl.
• Whisk until blended but not frothy.
• Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in pie shell.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with fresh parsley or sage.

CRANBERRY, SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling coarsely, for about 10 minutes. Remove sausage to a large bowl with a slotted spoon. Empty pan of grease.
• Into the same pan melt the butter. Add the leeks or onions, apples, celery and poultry seasoning; cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the rosemary, dried cranberries and cooked sausage. Mix all with the dried bread cubes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Moisten with the chicken stock.
• Stuff turkey with about 5 cups for a 14 pound turkey. Add additional chicken stock to moisten stuffing if needed. Remaining stuffing can be baked in a covered buttered casserole at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes to brown top.

CRANBERRY & GINGER SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place the chipolatas in a roasting tin with vegetable oil and cook for 15 mins. Mix cranberry sauce with ground ginger and 1 tbsp water. Pour over the sausages and return to the oven for a further 5 mins or until sticky and golden.