Today we’ll first see how to degrease the sausage and then how to cook it in an air fryer so you can enjoy it just as 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 like chicken and turkey.
✗ fats can cause a spike in blood sugar hours after a meal, which can mean normal blood sugar levels 2 hours later but a spike at 4-6 or even 8 hours, check your response.
As suggested generally by Professor Enzo Bonora
It is important in any case, in the presence of diabetes, to build an experience on the impact of this and all other foods on blood sugar. This means measuring before and two hours after eating.
Possibly more than once for more reliable information. If the blood sugar increase is small [less than 50 mg], you can put a ‘green mark’ on that type of food. Otherwise, it’s better to leave it out.
The solution might be to buy a sausage made with lean meats and to degrease it before cooking… however, it remains an exception!
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can cook it in the oven.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Boiling, Air Frying, Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- sausage (preferably lean)
- 1 glass red wine
- as needed water
- as needed lemon juice
Suggested Tools
- Fork
- 1 Saucepan with lid preferably made of glass
- Plate
- Air Fryer
Preparation
Sausage is a cured meat made with different types of meat with varying fat content: pork, beef, and finally white meats.
The solution might be to buy a sausage made with lean meats and to degrease it before cooking.Buy a sausage made with lean meats.
The official taster is not crazy about white meats, so on the rare occasion I prepare it, he wants it to be pork sausage.
Prick the sausage casing with the fork in several places.
If you prefer, you can remove it entirely, extracting its contents.Place the sausage in the saucepan.
Pour a glass of red wine into the saucepan and add water until the sausage is covered.
Cover the saucepan with a lid preferably made of glass and bring to a boil.
Let it simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes, taking care that water and foam do not overflow from the saucepan.
Remove the blanched and degreased sausage, place it on a plate, and optionally cut it into chunks.Follow the instructions [temperature and times] in your appliance’s user manual.
Procedure with my air fryer Ariete – Fried Healthy [Eurospin]:
• set the temperature to 392°F;
• preheat for 5 minutes;
• remove the basket;
• arrange the sausage chunks on the grill accessory without overlapping them;
• lower the temperature to 356°F;
• cook for 8 minutes;
• remove the basket.Plate it.
Season with lemon juice.Your sausage in an air fryer is ready.
Enjoy your meal!
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can cook the sausage in the oven.
Sausage in the Oven
Preheat the oven briefly.
Bake at 392°F in a convection oven for 10 minutes, turning halfway through, until the sausage is evenly browned.… preferably bitter:
• sausage and turnip tops;
• sausage and blanched lassini or amareddi;
• sausage and sanapo or sanapuni [Ragusa tradition].
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Which sausage is leaner?
White meat sausage [chicken and turkey] contains fewer fats and calories compared to pork sausage.
How many grams of sausage per person?
Use the sausage quantity indicated in your diet plan.
In terms of purchasing, how much sausage to buy for one person? A serving of sausage is approximately 3.5 oz.
