What Do You Do With Kielbasa?

WeberWho · January 2017

It was my first time cooking/eating Kielbasa tonight. The Kielbasa was part of some meat package my wife purchased. It was thawed in the fridge so I threw it on the mini. It was interesting. It was pretty plain. Better than a hot dog but not as good as a brat.

So you my question is, what do you do with a Kielbasa? Eat it like a hot dog or brat? Better to add it into dishes?

Botch · January 2017

The kielbasas I've had were all more highly-seasoned than a brat; that's interesting.
I just grill them, slice into coins with a couple good mustards (I personally really like them with pinto beans too, don't know if that's traditional anywhere though).

Skiddymarker · January 2017

Maybe the brand you have but the Polish sausage we use is anything but plain. Serve it with some Babci (good MIL) mustard, sets off a firestorm in the mouth. We like it with cabbage rolls or Rooski dumplings, once cooked slice and briefly sauté.
Like brats big difference between a real brat and Johnsonville. Those do look more like a Euro wiener.

pgprescott · January 2017

Sauerkraut pairs really well.

lousubcap · January 2017

I generally use it as a base for pig shots.

MrCookingNurse · January 2017

I can't say on this forum....

Lit · January 2017

lousubcap said:

I generally use it as a base for pig shots.

Sounds dirty tell me more...

saluki2007 · January 2017

Great in gumbo. But my fav is cut the casing open and cook in pan until almost done and then add to ABTs.

Killit_and_Grillit · January 2017

My wife likes it in an egg scramble. (Bell peppers, garlic, onion, egg, hash browns, bacon, salsa)

its killer in gumbo.

Not bad in an earthy spaghetti sauce either.

blasting · January 2017

Kielbasa for me is a camping / campfire tradition. Meat marshmallows - with a bottle of yellow passed around

Biggreenpharmacist · January 2017

lousubcap said:

I generally use it as a base for pig shots.

thetrim · January 2017

See the thread on the spider....

JustineCaseyFeldown · January 2017

thetrim said:

See the thread on the spider....

You are a better man than I. I had about eight really rotten answers for OP's question. Proud of myself for not weighing in.

But yours was the more subtle answer

nolaegghead · January 2017

What don't you do?

JustineCaseyFeldown · January 2017

What don't who do?

nolaegghead · January 2017

...with kielbasa, or course. Read the OP subject.

JustineCaseyFeldown · January 2017

That sentarse was mulchitardly ungrammaticalish

nolaegghead · January 2017

How 'bout What do not you do?

JustineCaseyFeldown · January 2017

What do you do with kielbasa?

reminds me of an old joke.

Sign at a girl's school: "Lights out at ten. Candles out at eleven"

nolaegghead · January 2017

I used to steal my dad's National Lampoon mag. I was a young kid. Saw a cartoon of a nun smoking a cig in bed. Bent candle on the nightstand.

Didn't get it until a few years later.

JustineCaseyFeldown · January 2017

Didn't get what?

nolaegghead · January 2017

I failed to mention the clock - it was 11:01

Fred19Flintstone · January 2017

You can boil them, pan fry them or grill them. They are marvelous served like that or as a component in a multitude of dishes. My Mom is Polish (a generation removed from the boat), so they were a staple at our house.

the_crease · January 2017

Diced and scrambled with eggs and cheese, or as an appetizer sliced on the bias and grilled direct, served with squares of cheddar and crackers, or grilled and in a roll with grilled peppers and onions, and mustard

poster · January 2017

Find a Polish or Ukrainian deli and try it again. I can't believe this is your first try of it, and also that you found it bland. It must have been a store brand or similar. The stuff around here has so much garlic you can taste it all day (which can be good or bad depending on your plans later). I like it uncooked with cheese and crackers or fried with eggs for breakfast. The possibilities are endless

fishlessman · January 2017

i get it once a week in an omelet, with cheese, sauteed and raw onion. most of the time its already cooked so its good camping, fishing etc with a quick heatup. good with beans or steamed in kraut. its usually not bland. you can stuff it with cheese and wrap with bacon as well

pgprescott · January 2017

I like the Hillshire farms brand. Others from the store, not so much.

yljkt · January 2017

Boil it with some good kraut and serve it with perogies. Its also good with corn fritters. And cubed up in an omelette.

MJG · January 2017

Not sure why, but similar with hotdogs, I like my kielbasa blackened on the grill.

WeberWho · January 2017

Thanks guys. I've probably have had it in the past without knowing it. I've had a pig shot or two at fests before.

I'll have to try some real stuff out. This had an okay flavor but was too salty.

Thanks for all the suggestions and tips for it.

fiver29 · January 2017

My wife's family is Polish. At every family get together they slice them into 2-3 inch lengths. Cook them in a roaster with an inch or 2 of water on the bottom in the oven until done. The kielbasa they get comes from a local deli and its very garlicky. It gets served alongside the ham or whatever meat they made to go with it. I just eat it plain. It has plenty of flavor on its own without adding any condiments.

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