Is sausage casing edible?

I also find them hard to chew when baked, but they are edible. To make them easier to eat, you want to finish them up using a different method to get a crunch on the outside. I find you can either:

• turn the heat up in your oven at the end, or broil them
• briefly pan-fry them after they're done cooking in a little bit of oil on a skillet (cast iron preferred)
• grill them after baking

I usually boil or bake them first, or simmer them in some water in a pan on the stove (not enough to cover them, just enough to kind of steam them) and then finish them on the grill for best flavor and texture. I'd recommend finishing on the grill over any other method.

You can also completely cook them on the grill if preferred, but that can be a bit tricky if they're raw sausage and not pre-cooked, so keep an eye on them and make sure they're done completely throughout.

You can definitely remove the casings, and depending on what dish you're making that may be preferred. However I have had success making an appetizing whole sausage using the above methods.

It also very much depends on the type of sausage you are using. Some (usually cheap) sausages use an artificial casing which I find makes the sausage at worst leathery and at best a bit chewy.

Assuming you have good quality sausages, the best way to cook them (I find) is to fry them on a cast iron grill pan at a low temperature for a long time, 20-30 minutes usually (maybe less if they are thin) they are done when they start to get sticky and start to "sing".

Casing removal should only really be necessary when you just want the sausage meat itself.

The casings are perfectly edible.

If you're finding them chewy, I'd suggest roasting them, you that they fry a little in the fat that renders out, which should crisp them up nicely. It may be the case that you're not cooking them long enough, and giving them a chance to brown sufficiently.

I've roasted and fried the Caroline Sausage to hopefully rid of the chewy leather casing. To best rid of this unpleasantness it is best, in my opinion, to remove the casings from these particular sausages. Not all sausages have casings on them that are this unpleasant. Recently, at a church breakfast, there was a sausage that was served that was very tasty. The casing itself was delightful in texture and taste. It was very soft and melted in your mouth. I'm trying to identify these sausages for future purchase but, I have yet to do so.

Pork casings are edible but even though its edible, I wouldn't eat any beef bung casings. I peel it back and slice e.g. sopressata