This pickled kielbasa recipe is quite easy to make. You can use kielbasa as a main dish or add it to casseroles, soups, stews, sandwiches, and starters.
Put half the chopped onion in a 1-litre mason jar.
Cut kielbasa into 1-inch-thick rounds, then slice across the centre.
Add the remaining onions.
Boil vinegar, water, brown sugar, and pickling spices. Simmer the sugar while stirring.
Cover the kielbasa and onion with liquid. One week in the fridge before eating.
Tips
This recipe works best for beef sausages. Whichever sausages you use, make sure that they are pre-cooked. If they are not, make sure that you cook them yourself.
Spice it up with crushed red pepper, black pepper, and minced garlic.
Add jalapeno, peppercorn, fresh herbs, or cumin to the mix if you want to explore the different levels of flavour.
You can add food colouring. But don't add too much food colouring; it ruins the recipe's taste and colour.
You can give these pickled sausages as a present to loved ones if you put them in decorative jars.
You can try an extra cup of vinegar if you want to go for a deeper flavour.
You can cut the sausages into halves. You can increase the sausage's absorption of the vinegar by poking small holes into it before cooking. Use only a clean, sterile jar.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Pickled Kielbasa Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
235
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
8
g
Cholesterol
40
mg
13
%
Sodium
502
mg
22
%
Potassium
173
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
12
g
4
%
Fiber
0
g
0
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
3
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
24
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.