Daniel Burke
Ever since that DNA test suggested I was 1.4% Italian, I’ve had a mandate to master the art of Italian cooking. Or, at least preserve a handful of recipes nobody’s great grandparents were willing to write down before they’re completely forgotten.
Sausage and Peppers is one of the easiest recipes to learn. You’ll make everyone happy that’s worth keeping around if you serve this up at dinner. It goes well with a plate of pasta and sauce or as one old Paisan once said to me “macaroni and gravy.” It takes about half an hour. Maybe a little more.
Ingredients:
- Italian Sausage *
- Olive Oil
- Salted Butter
- Onion
- Green Pepper
- Red Pepper
- Garlic
- Basil
- Oregano
- White wine (half a glass)
*My favorite spots to pick up Italian Sausage in DFW are Jimmy’s Food Store in downtown Dallas, and Kuby’s Sausage House in Snider Plaza at University Park. But if you can’t get them, hit up your favorite grocery store by all means. I usually do a mix of hot and sweet Italian, but feel free to use what you like the best.
To Cook:
- I use a large cast iron pot with a lid, but just use whatever you have.
- To prep, heat the pan with the olive oil to roughly a medium heat. While the pan and oil are heating, chop up your onion, green pepper, red pepper, and a few cloves of garlic.
- Once the pan is heated, brown the sausages on each side and then set them aside. Yes, you can totally grill them instead.
- Now add a couple Tablespoons of butter, and once that’s melted, cook the chopped onion for a few minutes until translucent, then add the chopped green and red peppers. You can use just olive oil or just butter for this recipe; I just like the combined flavor, that’s all.
- While you’re cooking the onions and peppers, slice all your sausages into about ¼ to ½ inch slices. You can do thicker chunks but you’ll just need to cook a tad longer.
- Once the onions and the peppers are cooking for a few minutes, add the chopped garlic, the Italian spices, and the wine. You can use red wine if that is what you have. Mix it up real good and cook for about 5 minutes or so.
- Now add the sliced sausages back to the pan, mix it all together, and put the lid on the pot for about 10 minutes. Stir it up again, cook for about 10 minutes longer, and now it is time to eat!
Optional:
Serve in in a submarine/hoagie/hero roll, or accompanied by some noodles and tomato sauce.
Enjoy!
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