TRADITIONAL ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS ( Recipe included )
INGREDIENTS:
OLIVE OIL: APPROX. 4 OZ.
BELL PEPPERS: 6 GREEN, 4 RED
ITALIAN SAUSAGE (IN CASING): 7 LBS (MIXTURE HOT ITALIAN AND SWEET ITALIAN)
SWEET YELLOW ONIONS (ONE BAG APPROX. 3 LBS)
ZATARAIN’S WILD RICE (6 SMALL BOXES)
SIDE SALAD: 2-3 LARGE ROMAINE HEARTS, CHERRY TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS.
DIRECTIONS:
PREP: SLICE ONIONS, CLEAN BELL PEPPERS AND RINSE. SLICE BELL PEPPERS LONG WAYS.
POUR OLIVE OIL IN LARGE CAST IRON SKILLET, ENOUGH TO COAT BOTTOM OF PAN. PLACE BURNER ON MEDIUM HEAT; ENOUGH TO HEAT OIL BUT NOT CAUSE BURNING OR SMOKING OF OIL.
PLACE BELL PEPPERS IN CAST IRON SKILLET AND BEGIN SAUTÉING. SEASON WITH GARLIC SALT OR POWDER, ONION POWDER, ADOBO SEASONING OR SEASONING SALT, AND PEPPER. SEASON TO TASTE.
SAUTEE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. ADD ONION TO MIXTURE.
SAUTEE BELL PEPPERS AND ONIONS UNTIL TENDER BUT NOT TO OVERCOOK.
PLACE ITALIAN SAUSAGE LINKS IN LARGE ROASTING PAN. SET FD OVEN TO APPROX. 425 DEGREES F. COVER PAN WITH FOIL. BEGIN BAKING ITALIAN SAUSAGE. DUE TO HIGH HEAT WHEN COVERED; ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH STILL BEGIN TO BROWN AS IF PAN ROASTED.
WHEN PEPPERS AND ONIONS ARE DONE BEING SAUTÉED AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE IS ALMOST COOKED PLACE THE PEPPERS AND ONIONS INTO ROASTING PAN WITH SAUSAGE. COVER AGAIN AND BAKE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20 MINUTES OR UNTIL DONE. STIR OCCASIONALLY.
SERVE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS ON PLATE WITH WILD RICE AS SIDE DISH. SERVE WITH A SALAD.
RECIPE WILL PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 3 SAUSAGE LINKS PER PERSON FOR ROUGHLY 11 EATERS. THIS NUMBER CAN BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOMMODATE CREW SIZE IE. SINGLE ENGINE HOUSE VS DOUBLE COMPANY.
OPTIONAL: PLACE HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE LINKS IN ONE ROASTING PAN AND SWEET ITALIAN IN SEPARATE ROASTING PAN. LABEL WHEN FINISHED.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS RECIPE.
