Sausage & Peppers

Name: Sausage & Peppers
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 large red bell peppers, seeded and cut in 1-inch thick strips; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 medium white onion, cut in thin strips lengthwise (not rings); 2 Italian sausages; 14 teaspoon finely chopped cherry pepper (OPTIONAL! Spicy!); 2 12 cups tomato sauce (home-made or store-bought, both are fine); salt & pepper

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large red bell peppers, seeded and cut in 1-inch thick strips
1 garlic clove, minced
1 medium white onion, cut in thin strips lengthwise (not rings)
2 Italian sausages
14 teaspoon finely chopped cherry pepper (OPTIONAL! Spicy!)
2 12 cups tomato sauce (home-made or store-bought, both are fine)
salt & pepper

Directions

1

Toss the pepper strips in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle a little salt on them and place them in a pan under the broiler until they are tender and the skins start to blacken.
2

In a large skillet saute the onions and garlic in the remaining olive oil until soft.
3

Take the sausages and with your fingers, break them up in bite-sized chunks - you do not want to slice them because you want them to have a crumbly texture - and add them to the pan and cook until nicely browned.
4

Add the roasted peppers to the pan along with the chopped cherry peppers if you're going spicy.
5

Now add the tomato sauce and stir well.
6

Add some salt & pepper to your taste, and let the whole thing simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the thin liquids have evaporated and the whole thing has a nice, saucy texture.
7

Taste and season if needed.
8

This is wonderful served over pasta, but is also really good on polenta, pizza, or as a calzone stuffing.
9

Or you can just pile it in a bowl and eat away!
10

Grate some fresh Parmesan or Romano over it.
11

Pairs well with garlic bread and a hearty red wine.