Sausage Cooked In White Wine Food

ITALIAN SAUSAGE BAKED IN WINE

Steps:

• Prick the sausages in several places with a fork and place them in a dutch oven.
• Add the cloves of 1 head of garlic and enough cold water to cover the sausage completely.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 30- 40 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• When the sausages are cooked, drain off the water.
• Prick the sausages again to release any fat that remains.
• Rinse the sausages with hot water and cut into 1 inch pieces.
• Put the sausages, remaining garlic cloves and wine in the dutch oven.
• Cover loosely (allow the steam to escape) with foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue to bake, stirring occasionally, until the sausages are brown and crispy and have absorbed most of the wine (45 minutes- 1 1/4 hour).
• De-fat the juices.
• Serve in the remaining juices in a chafing dish or crockpot for a buffet, use in your favorite recipes, or freeze to use at a later date.

TAPAS STYLE SAUSAGE IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat in skillet and brown the sauces all over. Drain on paper towels then slice diagonally into 1 1/2 inch pieces.
• Add the garlic to the hot pan and cook stirring over medium heat for 30 sec.
• Increase heat to high and add wine and chicken stock.Simmer 3 minutes of until the liquid is reduced by 2/3rds.
• Return sausages to pan, and heat through stirring constantly, about 30 sec.
• Remove from heat and season with parsley salt and pepper.