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Simply Sausage

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Lots of people are writing in with recipes so we thought we would show that something as simple as the humble sausage can be made into a tasty delight.  

There are an infinite number of possibilities for those that want to make their own. Anything can be stuffed into a sausage.  Just mash it up and bung it in the casing (these are available from butchers). Pork and beef fillings are the most common, but any meat can be used – mutton, venison, kangaroo,  ‘possum(!), and it does not have to be meat based – a vegetarian mix will work just as well. Likewise with flavour: more common additions include garlic, pineapple, tomato, onion and cheese, but you can experiment with your own permutations (or mutations!). Put them to the family test – if the family absentee rate soars at dinner time you might like to try something else!

A sausage-based meal can be as simple as a fried or boiled sausage between two slices of bread, but here are some other suggestions:

 
Do you have a favourite sausage recipe? Send it to us at www.oilyrag.co.nz and we will share it with others.
 
* Frank and Muriel Newman are the authors of Living off the Smell of an Oily Rag in NZ. Readers can submit their oily rag tips on-line at www.oilyrag.co.nz . The book is available from bookstores and online at www.oilyrag.co.nz.