Sausage and Peppers Recipe

As we know, sausage is a sort of prepared meat that is processed using ground pork meat such as fatback with herbs, salt and many spices. Sometimes, they are also available in the pre-cooked form and sometimes as raw sausages. Sausage making is actually a meat preservation technique, that is done using several food preservation techniques like drying, curing and smoking of sausages. Other than pork, sausages are also made using chicken, turkey and other sorts of meats.

There are several traditional meat recipes that are almost incomplete without the sausages, like German sausage recipes and Italian sausage and pepper recipes! They are found in almost every block party, family reunion and country fair as they are the ultimate form of divine foods that a person can have! Yes, I am stating this completely in my senses and if you want to find out why, here is the easy and delicious sausage and peppers recipe!

Easy Recipe
Ingredients

• 9 Italian sausages
• 2 bell peppers chopped in strips
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 vinegar peppers, chopped in strips
• onion (yellow or red) chopped in strips
• cup red wine
• 1 garlic clove, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped

Procedure
Heat a large skillet over medium flame and add olive oil in it. Add sausages and stir until brown from all sides. Gently remove the sausages and add garlic in the pan, only to cook it for about 20 seconds. Now add pepper and onion strips in it and cook for two minutes. Add red wine and bring the mixture to boil. Simmer it and add sausages to it and cover the pan. Simmer it for 15 minutes, with cover and 5 minutes without cover. Add oregano at the last moment and serve it hot with a tasty crusty bread.

Crock Pot
Ingredients

• 2 lbs Italian turkey sausage
• 2 chopped onions (yellow)
• 2 bell peppers (red and green), cut to 2 inch pieces
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 14 oz canned tomatoes, drained and diced
• 6 oz tomato paste
• dry red wine
• teaspoon dried leaves each of basil and oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried leaves of parsley
• White pepper and salt to taste

Procedure
Brown cook the sausages in a heavy skillet. Take a 3-4 quart crock pot and layer its base with half of the onion strips. Then put a layer of half of the pepper strips. Put a layer of the browned sausages and remaining of the peppers and onions. Take a bowl and put drained tomatoes, red wine and tomato sauce in it and mix well, until blended. Spread this mixture over the mixture in the crock pot. Cover the crock pot and cook for at least 6 hours. Before the last one hour, open the lid of the crock pot and mix the oregano, basil and parsley leaves in it, along with white pepper and salt. Cook until the vegetables are tender and sausage is cooked thoroughly. It serves 8 and can be one of the best sausage and peppers recipe for a crowd.

Baked
Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken sausages
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 bell peppers (red, yellow and green), cut into " slices
• 1 thinly slices fennel bulb
• 2 large onions, halved and cut into " slices
• 4 sliced garlic cloves
• teaspoon black pepper
• teaspoon salt

Procedure
Put olive oil in the baking pan and put it in oven at 425 degree F. Put onions, peppers, garlic, fennel, black pepper and salt in the pan and bake over same heat for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown the sausages in it for 5 to 10 minutes and cut into pieces. Remove the baking pan from the oven, reduce the heat to 375 degree F and add the pieces of sausage to it. Cook it well, until the sausages are cooked thoroughly.

Classic Grilled
Ingredients

• 3 oz Italian sausage links
• 1 lb red potatoes, cut in quarters
• 5 minced garlic cloves
• 1 peeled and halved red onion
• 2 yellow and 4 red bell peppers, quartered
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced
• Black pepper and salt, divided to taste!

Procedure
Take piece of a heavy duty foil and put garlic and potatoes in it. Sprinkle it with half of the pepper and salt on it and fold the foil to seal the edges tightly. Put this foil pouch on prepared grill rack (prepared by coating it with cooking spray) and grill for about 25 to 30 minutes. Put a light coat of cooking spray on the peppers and onions and sprinkle them with salt and black pepper and put onions on the grill. By turning the sides of the onions add the sausages and peppers on the grill. Keep on grilling from all sides, until the sausages are done. Now, slice peppers, potatoes and onions and put them in a large bowl. Add the garlic pulp, parsley and oregano. Toss the mixture well. Serve pieces of sausage links with this mixture!

There are numerous cooking methods that take us to the heavenly delicious and tempting sausage and peppers recipe! The above mentioned recipes are very easy to make, and I am sure you are dying to make some of them on your own! Enjoy.