Sausage Peppers and Onions

Sausage Peppers & Onions
Sausage Peppers and Onions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sausage Peppers and Onions

Such simple ingredients to make such a great meal.  Cooked properly it could become one of your favorite meals.  It’s easy to prepare and makes a great anytime dinner.  Leftovers, if there are any , go great with a baguette for a  sandwich.  The sausage can be sweet, hot or a combination of both, your choice.  The bell peppers can be all one type or a combination, I like to use green,  yellow , and red for a nice presentation.  It can be a stand alone dish or served with pasta or rice.

Ingredients for Sausage Peppers and Onions

  1. approximately 6 Italian sausage
  2. 6 medium bell peppers, cored and sliced not too thin
  3. 2 large white or Spanish onions sliced
  4. 4 cloves of garlic finely diced
  5. 4-5 Tbs good Olive oil
  6. salt and pepper to taste

Directions for Sausage Peppers and Onions

In a large frying pan place the Olive oil and on medium to medium high heat cook the sausage until browned well on all sides.  As the sausage cooks it will begin to curl, at this point cut in half and continue to cook and brown all sides.  When the sausage are nicely browned on all sides add the peppers onions and garlic.  Stir lightly to combine and then let the pan do the work stirring every 3 – 4 minutes to cook the vegetables all the way through.  When the vegetables are cooked through  put all in a colander to drain off the excess oil and grease.  Once drained return to pan taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.  The sausage can be served whole or cut on a bias into bite size pieces.  Then plate, serve by itself or with pasta or rice.

 

 

Here are a few items to help make this recipe:

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Four Star 6-Inch High Carbon Stainless-Steel Chef’s Knife
Certified International Garden of Olives 5-Piece Pasta Sets
Cuisinart 622-36H Chef’s Classic Nonstick Hard-Anodized 14-Inch Open Skillet with Helper Handle

 

 

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Sausage Peppers and Onions
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Ingredients
  1. approximately 6 Italian sausage
  2. 6 medium bell peppers, cored and sliced not too thin
  3. 2 large white or Spanish onions sliced
  4. 4 cloves of garlic finely diced
  5. 4-5 Tbs good Olive oil
  6. salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large frying pan place the Olive oil and on medium to medium high heat cook the sausage until it is browned well on all sides. As the sausage cooks it will begin to curl, at this point cut in half and continue to cook and brown all sides. When the sausage are nicely browned on all sides add the peppers onions and garlic. Stir lightly to combine and then let the pan do the work stirring every 3 - 4 minutes to cook the vegetables all the way through. When the vegetables are cooked through put all in a colander to drain off the excess oil and grease. Once drained return to pan, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. The sausage can be served whole or cut on a bias into bite size pieces. Then plate, serve by itself or with pasta or rice.
Notes
  1. The sausage can be sweet, hot or a combination of both your choice. The bell peppers can be all one type or a combination, I like to use green, yellow , and red for a nice presentation. It can be a stand alone dish or served with pasta or rice.
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Chicken with Sauerkraut

Chicken with sauerkraut
Chicken with sauerkraut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicken with Sauerkraut

Two of my favorite things, chicken and sauerkraut.  I don’t know why I never put the two together before.  I felt that a slightly sweet version would probably go best.  The recipe to follow is for two if your making more just increase the brown sugar and sauerkraut equally.  This can be made in a slow cooker, just put on high for a few hours and make sure the chicken is at least 165° before you serve.

Ingredients for Chicken with Sauerkraut

  1. Chicken pieces, cut up with bones in
  2. 1 jar good sauerkraut
  3. 2-3 tbs brown sugar
  4. cooking spray

Directions for Chicken with Sauerkraut

Preheat oven to 375°

In a baking dish, spray with cooking spray, and place the chicken in a single layer.  Cover with the sauerkraut and sprinkle the brown sugar over the top.  Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for about 45 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for an additional 15 minutes.  Check to make sure chicken is  up to temperature and serve.

 

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Here are a few items to help make this recipe:
Kitchen Supply Glass Bake ‘N Take 9 Inch x 13 Inch Dish With Snap On Cover
Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook & Carry Oval Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel

 

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Chicken with Sauerkraut
Serves 2
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Ingredients
  1. Chicken pieces, cut up with bones in
  2. 1 jar good sauerkraut
  3. 2-3 tbs brown sugar
  4. cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375°
  2. In a baking dish, spray with cooking spray, and place the chicken in a single layer. Cover with the sauerkraut and sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for about 45 minutes, remove the foil and continue to bake for an additional 15 minutes. Check to make sure chicken is up to temperature and serve.
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Eggplant Parmesan

 

Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant Parmesan

My first introduction to this wonderful dish was made, as a side dish, in some holiday meal by my entirely German Grandmother.  It has become undoubtedly my favorite dish.

My love of all foods Italian though, comes from my Grandfather a 100 % Pennsylvania Dutchman.  He was one of the youngest quartermaster sergeants in WW 1 and after he mustered out, went to work for his sister’s husband in N.Y.C. in an overcoat factory.  Most of the tailors at the plant were Italian and he roomed with them.  They would start the “gravy ” before going to work and then made the spaghetti and other dishes when they came home.  My Grandfather  became hooked on spaghetti.  He had a sixth sense about it.  Even though he lived 10 miles away, on nights when we would be having spaghetti, just as we sat down to dinner, he and my grandmother would be at the front door.

There are a number of variations to the recipe, this one is fairly cheesy. 

Ingredients for Eggplant Parmesan

  1. Medium to Large eggplant peeled and sliced into ½ inch disks
  2. 2 -3 eggs with a little water for egg wash
  3. 5- 6 tbs flour, seasoned with salt & pepper
  4. Flavored bread crumbs
  5. 1+ cups vegetable oil
  6. 2 cups Marinara or tomato sauce
  7. ¼ cup sugar approximate
  8. 1 ½ pounds ricotta cheese
  9. 12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions for Eggplant Parmesan

Peel and slice the eggplant.  Set the flour in one large dish, the egg wash in a second and the bread crumbs in a third.  Cover both sides of the eggplant with flour, dust off excess and wet completely in egg wash transfer to bread crumbs and cover completely .

In a frying pan large enough to accommodate small batches of eggplant place the oil, bring up to a medium high heat and fry the eggplant disks in batches until golden brown.  Place on paper towels to drain after they are cooked.  Add the sugar to the tomato sauce so that it is slightly sweet.

Using a Corningware 2 quart Blue Cornflower Casserole*, place a few spoonfuls of sauce on the bottom of the pan.Then using layers, place eggplant in a single layer top with ricotta sprinkled with a little of the mozzarella then a few more spoonfuls of sauce.  Continue to layer ,ending with a layer of eggplant.  on top of this layer spread some sauce and most of the mozzarella.  When ready, bake at 375° for 30-45 minutes until hot and bubbly.  Remove from the oven and let stand for 5-10 minutes to allow cheese to firm up.

 

Egg Plant Parmesan
Egg Plant Parmesan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few items to help make this recipe:
CORNINGWARE StoveTop 4-pc PYROCERAM Blue Cornflower Casserole Set
Anolon Advanced Hard Anodized Nonstick 12-Inch, 5-Quart Covered Saute Pan

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*Of course the directions about the Blue Cornflower pan is just a joke.  I was thinking about one Julia Childs early TV shows, when while giving her directions she jokingly picked up a green plastic spoon and insisted that whatever it was she was making needed to be stirred with a green plastic spoon.  It was only after the episode had aired  they found that in a number of markets, green spoons were sold out the next day. It was then they realized the power of not only Julia, but of TV also!

 

Eggplant Parmesan
Serves 4
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Ingredients
  1. Medium to Large eggplant peeled and sliced into ½ inch disks
  2. 2 -3 eggs with a little water for egg wash
  3. 5- 6 tbs flour, seasoned with salt & pepper
  4. Flavored bread crumbs
  5. 1+ cups vegetable oil
  6. 2 cups Marinara or tomato sauce
  7. ¼ cup sugar approximate
  8. 1 ½ pounds ricotta cheese
  9. 12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
  1. Peel and slice the eggplant. Set the flour in one large dish, the egg wash in a second and the bread crumbs in a third. Cover both sides of the eggplant with flour, dust off excess and wet completely in egg wash transfer to read crumbs and completely bread.
  2. In a frying pan large enough to accommodate small batches of eggplant place the oil bring up to a medium high heat and fry the eggplant disks in batches until golden brown. Place on paper towels to drain after they are cooked. Add the sugar to the tomato sauce so that it is slightly sweet.
  3. Using a Corningware 2 quart Blue Cornflower Casserole, place a few spoonfuls of sauce on the bottom of the pan.Then using layers place eggplant in a single layer top with ricotta sprinkled with a little of the mozzarella the a few more spoonfuls of sauce. Continue to layer ,ending with a layer of eggplant. on top of this layer spread some sauce and most of the mozzarella. When ready bake at 375° for 30-45 minutes until hot and bubbly. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5-10 minutes to allow cheese to firm up.
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