Adding spice to poaching liquid

I have recently started poaching some of my sausages. I add a spoon of barbeque spice to the hot water when I poach it. The sausage turns out great but I'm left wondering if the spice I add to the water actually adds any flavour? I suspect I might be wasting spoonsful of spice.

So does it achieve anything to add spice to poaching liquid?

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Best Answer

A spoon of spice is definitely a waste of spice since there is so little spice in a great quantity of water. If you want to add flavor when you're cooking sausages, you'd either at least triple the quantity of spice or you could rub the sausages in the spice and grill them instead, do you poach them and then grill them ? or do you simply poach them ?

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What do you add to liquid poaching?

Aromatics: Traditional ingredients like bay leaves, herbs, celery, garlic, spices can be added to the poaching liquid to enhance the flavor of what you're cooking.

Can poaching liquid be used for sauce?

Poaching liquids used only for cooking should be amply seasoned. All wet-heat cooking methods leach some flavor from the food. This can be offset by a flavorful poaching liquid. If the poaching liquid is to be used as a sauce, you may need to reduce it further once the food has finished cooking.

What is the procedure for bringing a liquid to poaching temperature?

Heat the poaching liquid to a simmer, then gently immerse the seafood. Bring the liquid back to poaching temperature (75\u201385\xb0C), and maintain heat at this level.

What are the important points to keep in mind while poaching?

Always remember that poaching liquid should not be bubbling. The agitation caused by boiling, or even simmering, water will shred a raw egg white, leaving you with nothing but yolk. And egg on your face. Here is an almost foolproof way of poaching an egg: Make sure your poaching liquid is at least 2 \xbd inches deep.

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