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Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - cjs - 10-27-2006
Some of you have heard me mention a book a bunch of us put together of just plain old comfort food recipes (Share a Recipe) - well, I made one last nite from the book for the first time and I can't tell you how wonderful my house smelled all afternoon and delicious???? It is a super dish - and it's one of those 'dump and cook' things. (It's on pg. 62 for those of you who have the book)(Hang on, Piano
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ROAST SAUSAGE WITH ONIONS, PEPPER & POTATOES
Recipe By: (Roberto), Kernersville, NC USA
Bell Peppers - green, red, yellow - whatever you prefer to use - cored, seeded and cut into nice chunks.
Potatoes, scrubbed & cubed into large chunks.
Large onions, of any variety, peeled and chunked.
Salt & Pepper, Olive oil
Sausage - Italian is the primary choice but this is wonderful with Kielbasa, Bratwurst, Chorizo, Andouille, whatever you can get a lot of for a little.
Combine all cut vegetables in a large foil roasting pan and drizzle with a goodly amount of olive oil, season with salt & pepper.
I add some crushed red pepper, a little Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano and mix well.(I used all of these)
Cover with foil and bake in a 350°F oven for about an hour.
(I left it for one hour)
While the veggies cook, parboil your sausage in a little water in a covered pan for 15 to 20 minutes. (I didn't do this step)
When veggies are starting to get nice and soft, cut the sausage into nice size pieces and add to the roasting pan.
Cover and bake 3/4 to 1 hour, then uncover & roast under the broiler, stirring occasionally, till the sausage is browning nicely and the veggies start to show signs of browning. (I just cut up the sausage in chunks and mixed in; recovered tightly w/foil and let cook for another hour - then put under the broiler and stirred a couple times till the sausage was a beautiful color - then we just dug in!)
Serve with grated cheese, bread and a salad, or a raw vegetable antipasto, or soup, or anything.
Description:
"Amounts are irrelevant - this is ultra simple and delicious."
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I'm telling you for a snowy or rainy afternoon, this dish is exactly what you need cooking in your kitchen. We just had sourdough bread with it!! ...and a bottle of red.
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - Old Bay - 10-27-2006
That sounds soooo good!! I remembered a very simple dish I haven't made in years--After my dads stroke I would go to their house and throw together okra, tomatoes, and sliced Polish sausage, heat it up and serve with buttermilk cornbread. Delicious.
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - madmax - 10-27-2006
YES YES YES, This was soooo good and even good cold when passing by the frig.
So glad I talked you into trying this
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - Half_Baked - 10-27-2006
I think it is so wonderful that Roberto's family take the time to write down the old recipes that they enjoyed for generations. Wonder how his canning and wine are doing.
I wish he'd compile a cookbook.
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - VegasDramaQueen - 10-27-2006
This dish has been a favorite in our house for many, many years. I add some boneless chicken thighs to this dish and we love it. I always use hot Italian sausage, my husband couldn't get enough, but I suppose other sausage would work just as well. I make it exactly as your recipe but I put everything in the roasting pan together after browning the chicken and sausage for a few minutes. This way everything cooks at the same time since the chicken and sausage take about an hour to cook. Be sure to use LOTS of onions. And yes, the house and most of the neighborhood smelled soooooo good.
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - cjs - 10-27-2006
I, too, used a spicier sausage and will probably always do so. The addition of chix (oh my now I can think of a lot of additions...
)sounds very good. I forgot to mention I added a couple of almost too ripe tomatoes. In fact this is a dish I think cleaning the fridge out was made for. VDQ, you have me really thinking now...some clams thrown in there...
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - VegasDramaQueen - 10-28-2006
NOOOOOOOOO!!! Don't do clams with Italian sausage. Not a good combination.
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - cjs - 10-28-2006
Oh, I beg to differ with you - I do a stew with that combo and we've always loved it!!! It has chicken, ham, sausage and clams!! It's delicious!
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - Harborwitch - 10-29-2006
One word! Paella!!! Sausage, ham, chicken, clams, etc. Yummmmy
Re: Oh My, This Was So Good!!! - Roxanne 21 - 10-30-2006
But paella usually calls for a spicier sausage---chorizo or andouille instead of Italian. Am I incorrect?