Smoked sausage is a product with a long history. Smoked sausages were served on the table already in Ancient Rome, smoked sausages in medieval Europe, the Germans brought this product to Russia in Peter's times. No wonder one of the nicknames given to this nation by the Russian people is "sausages." Almost every nation has its own special recipes for smoked sausages - these are Vienna sausages, and Spanish choriso, and Italian mortadella and hundreds of other varieties. A delicious gourmet product is stored for a long time, but it also has its own “requirements”.
Pick your recipe
You will need
- - cling film;
- - foil;
- - a container for storing food.
Instruction manual
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Storage of whole uncooked smoked sausage Raw smoked sausage in an undisturbed shell is not necessary to be stored in the refrigerator. Hang the stick in a well-ventilated room with a temperature of 10 to 16 degrees Celsius, and it will be stored for at least three months. If you keep it like this for longer, it will not so much deteriorate as it will dry up, rather it will even become petrified and turn from a treat into a weapon. It is possible to “reanimate” such a sausage - you just need to wrap it in a damp linen cloth and put it in the refrigerator. Of course, such a sausage will lose a little taste, but at least you can cut and chew it.
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Another method that is suitable for sausages that are too stiff is steaming. Boil the water in a large pan, place a double boiler over it or just a colander, put the sausage, reduce heat to medium and keep the sausage over the steam for 20-25 minutes. Put still warm sausage in the refrigerator.
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In the refrigerator, a whole stick of raw sausage can be stored for about a year. Keep it in the vegetable or fruit compartment. If a whitish coating appears on the sausage’s shell, wipe the stick with a rag dipped in vegetable oil.
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Store the sausage that you have already started slicing only in the refrigerator, wrapping the slice with cling film or putting the stick in a container.
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Storage of uncooked smoked sausage, sliced into pieces You can store the sausage in a vacuum package without opening it, in accordance with the terms indicated on it.
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Store chopped sausage in a plastic container or wrap with wax paper. A cling film is also suitable. Uncooked sausage slices can be stored for 5-7 days, be sure to refrigerate.
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You can freeze chopped sausage. To do this, wrap the slices in foil or put them in a zip bag. Squeeze air out of the packaging carefully and put the sausage in the freezer. So its shelf life will last up to 3-6 months. Before serving frozen sausage to the table, let it thaw in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
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