Sausage and Peppers
Serves | 4+ |
Prep time | 15 minutes |
Cook time | 40 minutes |
Total time | 55 minutes |
Website | Adapted from Elise Bauer's Sausage and Peppers at Simply Recipes |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3-4 fresh sausages (mild or hot italian turkey would be my choice)
- 4-5 red, green and/or yellow bell peppers (seeded and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 Large sweet (vidalia) onion (sliced into 1/4 inch half-moons)
- 2 Large cloves of garlic (sliced thinly)
- 800ml fire roasted diced tomatoes (plain diced or stewed tomatoes would work too)
- 1/4 cup fresh oregano leaves roughly chopped (or 1 tsp dried)
- salt and pepper to taste
Optional
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or a pince of red pepper flakes)
Directions
1. | Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium low heat. Add sausages and brown them slowly, turning often until evenly browned all over. This take about 12-15 minutes. Remove sausages from pan and set aside. |
2. | Raise heat to high. Add peppers and onions, cooking for 3-4 minutes, searing some of the pieces and until they begin to get soft. Add garlic, sauté for one more minute. |
3. | Add tomatoes, oregano and cayenne pepper. Add sausages back in to pan on top of peppers/onions. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15-20 until peppers and onions are very soft. |
4. | Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow to cool slightly before cutting up sausage into bite sized pieces and serving over rice/pasta/polenta, or leaving them intact and serving in a crusty bun. |