Minced Meat and Sausages: Uses of Minced Meat and Sausages

Minced Meat and Sausages

Minced meat is the main ingredient of a wide range of dishes. It costs less than other types of meat, but – if minced freshly from high quality meat – can be quite expensive as well. When compressed into a tube (generally made of sheep intestine), minced meat along with salt and other flavorings can be used to make sausages. Different countries make sausages in different ways, resulting in a variety of sausages around the world.

2. Uses of Minced Meat and Sausages

- Minced meat is mostly used as the main component in a main course dish (e.g. meatballs, hamburgers, bolognaise, chili con carne, minced beef specifically for cottage pie, minced lamb specifically for shepherd’s pie).
- It can also be used as a filling to complement other main dishes or as a finger food (e.g. cannelloni, savoury pancakes, samoosas, and vetkoek).
- Leftover minced meat is often eaten as a tasty snack, served on toast
- Sausages are commonly served as their own meals for lunch or dinner, accompanied by mashed potatoes
- Many people place sausages in elongated bread rolls, and consume them with tomato sauce and mustard (e.g. hot dogs and boerewors rolls)
- Miniature sausages can also be served as finger food, great for cocktail parties
- Sausages can also be chopped up and used as toppings on pizzas, or as ingredients in other dishes