Today we will see how to degrease sausage and then let it simmer in tomato sauce to prepare a sauce with lean sausage that is equally tasty but more digestible and lighter.
Sausage is a cured meat made with different types of meat with varying fat content: pork, beef, and finally white meats such as chicken and turkey.
✗ fats can cause a rise in blood sugar levels hours after a meal, which may mean normal blood sugar levels at 2 hours but a spike at 4-6 or even 8 hours, check your response.
As Professor Enzo Bonora generally suggests
It is important, in any case, in the presence of diabetes, to build experience on the impact of this and all other foods on blood sugar. This means measuring before and two hours after eating it.
Possibly more than once to have more reliable information. If the glycemic increase is contained [less than 50 mg] a “green sticker” can be put on that type of food. Otherwise, it’s better to avoid it.
The solution could be to buy a sausage made with lean meats and degrease it before cooking… it remains however an exception!
On holidays, Sundays, or simply when you feel like it.
During Carnival, as Ragusan tradition wants, for seasoning macaroni or cavati and ravioli and serve the meat in this case the sausage in the sauce as a second course.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- sausage (preferably lean)
- 1 glass red wine
- to taste water
- tomato sauce (homemade)
- 1 pinch mixed peppercorns (with grinder)
Tools
- 1 Casserole with lid preferably glass
- 1 Pan
Preparation
Sausage is a cured meat made with different types of meat with varying fat content: pork, beef, and finally white meats.
The solution could be to buy a sausage made with lean meats and degrease it before cooking.Buy a sausage made with lean meats.
The official taster doesn’t go crazy for white meats so the rare time I prepare it, it has to be pork sausage.
Pierce the sausage casing with a fork in several places.
If you prefer, you can remove it completely and cut the contents into chunks; I prefer to remove it.Place the sausage chunks in the casserole.
Pour a glass of red wine into the casserole and add enough water to cover the sausage.
Cover the casserole with a lid, preferably glass, and bring to a boil.
Let it boil over low heat for about 10 minutes, ensuring that water and foam do not overflow from the casserole.
Remove the blanched and degreased sausage and transfer it to a plate.
In a pan, add the chunks of crumbled and degreased sausage.
Cover with plenty of tomato sauce and heat until it boils.
Grind the pepper.Your sauce with lean sausage is ready.
Bon appétit!
Grind the pepper and add basil.
Your sauce with lean sausage is ready.
Bon appétit!
…as Ragusan tradition wants to season:
• macaroni;
• pasta cinque pittusa or five holes;
• cavati homemade without eggs;
• ravioli with ricotta Ragusan recipe homemade without eggs;
and serve the meat in this case the sausage in the sauce as a second course.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is the leanest sausage?
Sausage made from white meats [chicken and turkey] contains less fat and calories compared to pork sausage.
How many grams of sausage per person?
Use the sausage weight indicated in your dietary plan.
In terms of shopping, how much sausage to buy for one person? a portion of sausage is approximately 100 g.
