What is a non-pork substitute for Italian sausage?
We do not have genuine pork Italian sausages here in Israel. When a recipe like Ragu or Bolognese calls for Italian sausage, what meat could be used as a substitute for ground pork, and what seasonings should I add to match the seasonings that are commonly found in Italian sausage?
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By "Italian Sausage" I think you mean the seasoned pork sausage available in many supermarkets throughout the US.
I've found that a 30-70 mix of beef and turkey/chicken works reasonably well as a substitute when pork is not available. Beef is too strong a flavor and turkey too weak in its own. Flavor-wise most italian sausage has red wine, fennel, and oregano.
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What can I use instead of pork sausage?
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Is there a substitute for Italian sausage?
A good substitute for pork in Italian Sausage can be any other meat; beef, chicken, lamb, or turkey. Season the preferred meat choice with garlic, pepper, thyme, fennel, or licorice. Minced meat of any type can be easily bought from stores, and you can boldly substitute them for Italian sausage.What is a healthy substitute for Italian sausage?
The soup should be fine using ground chicken or turkey instead of Italian sausage. The only thing to keep in mind would be that both chicken and turkey are leaner than pork (the traditional filling for Italian sausage), so you'll end up with a slightly less rich soup.Is there sausage not made of pork?
A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat, often pork, beef, or poultry, along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders.Italian Sausage for Pizza (NO PORK!)
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If you have not already looked, check the vegetarian section of where-ever you get groceries. At least here in the USA there are several varieties of Italian "sausage" that are entirely meat free and kosher. YMMV, but I find them to be an entirely satisfactory substitute.
Answer 3
Bar Akiva, you are very lucky as this is a really easy problem to solve: just don't use sausage in your ragu!
Traditional ragus don't have sausage at all. The usual recipes call for minced beef or minced calf meat as a primary ingredient; to it you can add a quantity of minced pork to add more flavour (by adding fat), balancing on your taste between 50% pork/50% other meat, to 100% other meat plus a bit of bacon, to no pork at all.
We even have duck ragu, rabbit ragu, wild boar ragu...really, don't let yourself be limited by pork.
Traditional Bolognese is also totally without pork.
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