Vegan Italian Sausage Links
As more plant-based offerings flood the market, the vegan sausage scene is no exception. What was once a lonely shelf stocked with tofu hot dogs now includes a variety of links: Italian, chorizo, breakfast sausage, and bratwurst. We set out to find a sausage we liked, focusing on Italianstyle links, which are the most widely available. We tasted four products served plain and cooked in our winning jarred pasta sauce.
All the sausages held together and browned nicely in the skillet. When cooked in the sauce, none got tough or soggy. We also cooked our highest-ranked sausage, Beyond Sausage Hot Italian, in a cast-iron grill pan to see if it held together and got grill marks, which it did. While the Beyond links weren’t exact replicas of meat sausages, they were still satisfying to eat in their own right as plant-based protein. The sausages were juicy, savory, and meaty, with just the right amount of seasoning and a nice kick of heat. While none of the
