One of the best ways to start a meal, enjoy a meeting with friends and similar occasions, is to serve a good board of cold meats.
Something quite simple, because it is enough to place the sausages on a plate or a board and take them to the table and surely no one will resist tasting a delicious deer chorizo, a duck sausage or a sliced jerky.
Although, to be honest, it is much better to present the table of sausages in the best way, and for that at Artemonte we have prepared this post. Follow our ideas and we guarantee that you will succeed with the presentations.
With cheese and tomato
This is an ideal proposal for tapas or for a meeting with an informal touch. And it is necessary to recognize that the sausage combines very well with some good cheeses and some toasted bread with oil and scrubbed tomato.
The best way to present a table of cold meats and cheese is to place the sliced cold meats in rows that occupy half of the table. Then the cheeses are placed in the free space, filling a quarter of the table, and the slices of bread with tomato in what remains.
With cured sausages, it is best to choose a couple of strong cheeses, such as a cured Manchego or a blue cheese (Cabrales, Roquefort, etc.). The larger the surface of the table, the more types of sausages and cheeses you can present.
With nuts and pickles
For those who prefer contrasts in flavors, this presentation idea is the ideal one.
Always based on rich game meat sausages, the part that we have previously allocated to cheeses is replaced by nuts such as walnuts, hazelnuts and toasted almonds. You can also put raisins and apricot dried apricots.
In the area of bread with tomato you can also put some pickles, such as pickles in vinegar, capers in brine or banderillas.
The combination of flavors is sure to surprise everyone, both those who seek authentic flavors and those who prefer strong touches of the pickles with the softness of the nuts united by the sausage.
with fresh fruit
If you want an even more surprising table of sausages, try accompanying it with some fresh fruit. For example, some orange and tangerine segments will give it a citrus touch that will further increase the flavor of the cured sausage.
Another proposal is to serve it with various types of grapes, apple slices or melon. Melon with deer ham is a spectacular option, although this type of fruit does not hurt either with a good duck chorizo or wild boar sausage.
Those who try it do not hesitate to repeat every time they have the opportunity.
Tips for serving a table of sausages and better appreciate its flavor
Once you have seen these ideas to present a table of sausages in an elegant way, there are some tips to serve them and get the most flavor possible:
The perfect cut of the sausages is rather fine. If the slices are very thick, the flavor is not appreciated in the best way. A proper cut makes the flavors much better appreciated.
The best board, wood. This material is suitable because the slices do not slip and it is much easier for diners to reach out to take the delicious bite.
Operating temperature. The sausage should always be served at room temperature, so if you have it stored in the fridge you should take it out at least 15 minutes before to warm it up. And if it is packaged, you also have to open the package so that it is oxygenated and is at its optimum point.
Drinks to accompany. The typical thing, especially when it comes to cured sausages such as game, is to serve them with a good red wine, which has body. Although there is no problem in drinking any other wine, or even a soft drink if the person who is going to taste it does not want or cannot drink alcohol.
And of course, choose a quality sausage so that your table is a sure hit. At Artemonte you have sausages obtained from pieces of meat of the highest quality, so you can surprise your guests whenever you want.
