How to Boil Sausage

Sausages don’t have to be grilled to taste good. Boiling is a quick and easy way to prepare delicious, succulent sausages, but also ensures that the sausages are cooked evenly and full of flavor. Here are tips for boiling sausages to perfection and how to spice up hot dogs on sandwiches.

Preparation time when boiling on the stove: 4 minutes
Boiling time: 6 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes

Table of Contents

Ingredient

Sausage
Water
Bread for hot dogs
Condiments such as chili and cheese, onions, mustard, ketchup and condiments

Boil sausages on the stove

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Heat a large pot of water until the water boils vigorously. Choose a pot large enough for all the sausages you want to boil. Fill the pot with water so that the water level is still a few centimeters from the mouth of the pot so that it does not overflow when you put the sausage in.

Drop the sausages into the pot of boiling water. Carefully drop the sausages one at a time into the pot. Do not pour all the sausages in at once, or the boiling water will splash on you. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Boil sausage for 6 minutes. The sausage is pre-cooked, but it tastes better when heated thoroughly. Boiling time of 6 minutes is just enough for the sausage to be hot but not split. Sausages that are split in half will lose a lot of their flavor.

If boiling a large batch of sausages, you may need to cook for another 1-2 minutes. Check one sausage first for doneness before removing the rest of the sausages from the pot.
If you only boil 1-2 sausages, maybe the sausages will cook 6 minutes before. You should take out the sausage after boiling for 5 minutes to see if it is hot enough. If not, leave the pot of water to boil again.

Boil sausages in the microwave

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Fill a microwave-safe bowl half full with water. Be sure to choose a bowl large enough to hold the number of sausages you want to boil. Glass or plastic bowls are fine, as long as they’re microwave-safe. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Use a sausage knife. This step is to prevent the sausage from exploding in the microwave. Make a slit on the outside of each sausage.

Boil the sausages in the microwave on high power for 75 seconds. Cut a piece on top of the sausage after it’s been boiled for 75 seconds to check if it’s hot enough. If additional boiling is needed, cook for another 30 seconds in batches until all the sausages are completely hot. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

You can also check by looking at the texture of the sausage; if the outer shell is wrinkled and darker then it is probably ok.
If there are more than a few sausages, you may need to cook for another 1-2 minutes to get hot enough.
Note that eating hot dogs boiled in the microwave may not be very safe if you boil them for less than 75 seconds. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

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Remove the sausage and let it dry. Remove sausages from hot water and let dry on paper towels before serving.

Add flavor to sausages

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Add seasoning to the water before boiling the sausage. Sausage boiled in water without seasoning is also delicious, but you may want to add seasoning to make the sausage more flavorful. Try adding half a teaspoon of salt if you like salty sausages. Alternatively, you can add one or more of the following seasonings to the water before turning on the heat:

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning mix
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

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Pour some beer into the water. Beer will bring up the delicious flavor of the sausage. It is the perfect condiment when you make hot dogs to eat while watching football or to serve to a group of beer lovers. You just pour a whole bottle of beer into the pot instead of 1.5 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook the sausage as usual. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

If you want to experiment, try different beers. For example, a pale ale will make a sausage taste very different from a dark beer.
This method works with any type of sausage, but is especially delicious with beef sausages.

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Add a few cloves of garlic to the water. Dropping a garlic clove or two into the water as it boils is a great way to give the sausage a natural flavor. You don’t even need to peel it, just throw 1-2 whole cloves of garlic into the pot of water.

Try sautéing the sausages after boiling. If you like to eat crispy sausages, you can quickly sauté them after boiling. Heat a pan over medium-high heat and pour a little olive oil into the pan. Cut the sausage in half lengthwise When the oil is hot, place the cut side of the sausage in the pan to fry until golden and crispy.

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Spread your favorite seasoning on top of the sausage. No matter how you prepare it, the sausage will taste its best when served with seasonings. Put sausage on bread and spread your favorite condiment on top. Here are a few ideas:

Chilli
Shredded Cheese
Tomato sauce and mustard
Onions sliced, raw or sautéed
Sauteed Mushrooms
Pickles

Advice

If you don’t want the bread to be mushy, you can pat it dry with a paper towel before you put it on the bread.
Note that grilling on a griddle or pan will usually give the authentic sausage flavor, but this is up to personal preference.
Consider pre-boiling the sausages in water flavored with garlic, spices, or beer, then letting them cool and serving as a cornbread sausage.

Warning

Be careful when using unsuitable utensils to remove the sausages from the boiling water. If the sausage accidentally falls back into the pot, boiling water will splash up and possibly cause burns. You should use tongs to secure.
Do not overfill the water, lest the water overflow when boiling.

Things you need

Medium pot
Kitchen
Tongs
Sausage
Bread for hot dogs
Spice