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Sausages are a delicious and tasty food that can be served as part of breakfast, lunch, or dinner. For those who prefer homemade food, sun-dried sausages are a classic choice. However, many people are confused when faced with sun-dried sausages and don't know how to store them properly. Today, we're going to talk about sun-dried sausages, do you know how to store them?
First, let's take a look at the steps to dry sausages
Sun-dried sausages are a common and traditional method of food processing that increases the shelf life of sausages and adds a unique flavor. Before proceeding to sun drying, we need to prepare the following materials and tools:
- Fresh sausages: Choose sausages made from fresh, high-quality meats.
- Salt: used for seasoning and pickling.
- Seasoning: Depending on your taste, you can add some spices and condiments, such as pepper, peppercorns, green onions, ginger and garlic, etc.
- Sausage rack: A rack for drying sausages, preferably in a cool and ventilated place.
Next, let's take a look at the steps of drying sausages:
Step 1: Prepare the sausages
First, cut the fresh sausages to the appropriate length, then use a knife to make a few cuts on the surface, which will help to marinate and dry while making it easier to absorb the flavor.
Step 2: Marine
Place the sliced sausages in a container and add the salt and seasonings to taste. Marinate to your liking to allow the sausages to fully absorb the flavor. During the marinating process, you can gently pinch the sausage to help the aroma penetrate better.
Step 3: Allow to dry
Place the marinated sausages on a sausage rack and keep the rack well ventilated and in a cool place. The drying time depends on the weather conditions and the size of the sausages, but generally takes 3-7 days. During this process, care should be taken to avoid direct sunlight and rain.
Next, let's answer a common question - steamed or frozen?
After drying sausages, many people will face a choice: whether to freeze after steaming or cryopreservation raw?
Steaming and freezing:
-Merit:
1. Sterilization: Steaming can completely kill the bacteria in the sausage and ensure food safety.
2. Easy to eat: The steamed sausages can be eaten directly, eliminating the need to cook them again.
3. Better taste: Steamed sausages are more tender and juicy, with a better taste.
-Shortcoming:
1. Flavor change: After steaming, the flavor of the sausage may change somewhat, losing the unique flavor of the sun-dried sausage.
Raw and frozen:
-Merit:
1. Preserve flavor: Freezing raw sausages better preserves the original flavor of sun-dried sausages.
2. Flexible cooking: Frozen sausages can be cooked as needed, boiled, sautéed and other ways.
3. Time-saving: Frozen sausages eliminate the need for steaming, improving the convenience of eating.
-Shortcoming:
1. Food safety: Raw frozen sausages have certain food safety hazards, and it is necessary to pay attention to the storage time and temperature control.
To sum up, both steamed and raw frozen have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the choice of which method to choose is up to individual tastes and needs. If you want food safety and convenience to eat, you can choose to steam and freeze, or if you want to focus on flavor and cooking flexibility, you can choose to freeze it raw.
Whether steamed or frozen, the sun-dried sausages need to be placed in airtight bags to ensure that the freezing process is not affected by air, moisture or odors. At the same time, before freezing, the sausages can be divided into small packages in the right amount, which makes it more convenient when taking them.