Prep Time
5minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Yield
Serves4
Equipment
Baking dish
Tongs
Ingredients
8 thin sausages
Mashed potato and simple salad, to serve
HOW TO COOK SAUSAGES IN THE OVEN
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan forced. Line a baking dish with baking paper.
STEP 2
Place sausages in the lined dish. Bake, turning once, for 20-25 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
STEP 3
Serve sausages with mash and salad.
How long do you cook sausages in the oven?
It depends on the thickness of the sausage, but generally speaking, the average sausage cooked in a lined baking dish will take about 20-25 minutes to become golden and cooked through.
Is it better to cook sausages in the oven?
If you’re looking for an easy, healthier way to cook sausages, baking them in a large baking dish is the way to go. It requires no additional oil and still achieves a lovely crispy skin and juicy, tender meat.
How can you tell if sausages are cooked?
Check if your sausages are cooked by cutting into one in the middle. If the meat is firm it’s ready, but if it’s still pink and soft, it needs more time. Thickly slicing sausages before cooking can reduce cooking time.
Do I need to prick my sausages before baking?
The jury is still out on this one, but no, you do not need to prick them before cooking. Some say pricking sausage before bakingreduces the fat content of the sausage, asit allows fat to escape the sausage casing during cooking.However,there’s no hard evidence to saypricking the sausagemakes much – if any – difference to the nutrition count. (And, if you’re letting out fat, you’re letting out flavour!)
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