How To Fry Sausage in the Pan

Fried Sausages, Bratwurst close up
Sausages fried in the pan

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The Bratwurst roast I show you here step by step. The article serves to get you in the mood and should give you some initial ideas for the perfect sausage preparation. 

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Step 1: Dry Sausage

If you are in the supermarket now, choose a raw or cooked bratwurst. Any sausage please unpack in the kitchen and dry with kitchen paper.

Bratwurst fresh
Sausages fresh in the kitchen on the cutting board.

Step 2: Prepare the pan

You can use an iron skillet, a coated skillet, a copper skillet, or a stainless steel skillet. Heat the pan.

Frying pan
Hot Frying pan

Step 3: Add the Oil to the Pan

For frying sausages, please use heat-resistant oil. These are refined and purified vegetable oils such as Palmin, Ceres, sunflower oil or rapeseed oil.

Add oil to the hot pan
Add oil to the hot pan

Step 4: Put the Sausages in the Hot Pan

Place the dry-aged sausages in the pan and reduce the stove temperature to 2/3 of the stove power.

Fresh raw sausages in the pan
Place sausages in the hot pan.

Step 5: Fry sausages on both sides

The frequent turning of the sausages is not necessary. Let the sausages brown, then turn and fry on all sides.

Fried Sausages, Bratwurst close up
Sausages fried in the pan

Step 6: Serve Fried Sausages

The sausages are ready to serve. I have prepared a mashed potatoes to go with it.

Fried sausage close up
Bratwurst close up with mustard and ketchup.

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Fried sausage with mashed potatoes
Bratwurst, fried Sausage served with mashed potatoes in the pan.

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