I’ve always loved sausage. Links, patties, the Italian sausage in pasta and Zuppa Toscana—however it’s made, I’m into it. There’s something about the fatty, unctuous meat blended with bright, zesty spices that makes my tongue tingle with delight. Sausage is also incredibly versatile and can find its way into breakfast dishes like casseroles and quiche, or a hearty dinner stew.
Perhaps even more than eating it, I love tossing it into a pan and watching it bubble and render to a crisp, golden brown while the fragrant aroma wafts out of the pan and straight into my nose. It’s truly a can’t-miss olfactory experience. I’d bottle up the smell and light it like a candle if I could.
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ALDI Appleton Farms Hot Pork Sausage
Price: $3.29 for a 1-pound roll
Why I Love It: The sausage browns nicely and has a great meaty texture. It has a light spiciness that isn’t overpowering and pairs nicely with other flavors.
Why I Love ALDI’s Appleton Farms Hot Pork Sausage
As a sausage fanboy, I’m always on a mission to try different brands and flavors to see if they stand up to my very high sausage standards. So when I saw ALDI’s fresh Appleton Farms Hot Pork Sausage, I knew I had to grab a roll and bring it home to put it to the test.
As a staunch advocate for the original Appleton Pork Sausage, I knew this one would likely be of similar quality, but as a hothead who craves mind-blowing spice, I wasn’t sure if it would make the cut. At just over $3 for a one-pound roll, it was worth taking a chance, even if it didn’t turn out to be as spicy as I wanted.
To test out this tasty sausage offering, I broke it up into a cast iron skillet to gauge the aroma and browning capabilities. It delivered on both fronts with a vibrant scent of garlic and dried herbs. Before transforming the mass of cooked sausage into a luscious gravy to ladle on top of homemade biscuits, I snuck a quick taste (chef snacks for the win!) and was pleasantly surprised by the tame bit of heat.
It’s not a hit-you-over-the-head heat, which is great if you’re spice-averse, but it was just enough to warm things up without being overpowering. The bits of sausage were meaty with an outer crispness that blended beautifully into the creamy, peppery gravy and buttery biscuit I put underneath. This sausage is sure to become a staple on my weekly ALDI run—unless it starts selling an even hotter version, of course.
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