The Italian Cure

Well, it is that day again, and I have been looking forward to this for a week. Tasty Thursday! I have thought and thought and thought about what I would cook up today and I landed on another Italian classic. This recipe is known to pretty much everybody, and is another simple recipe geared towards college students or those that are less adept at cooking.

Sausage and Peppers a.k.a "The Italian Cure"

This is truly one of my favorite meals. Of course I will probably say that about 90 percent of my meals, but nevertheless, I still love sausage and peppers. This will probably be best with some crispy Italian bread, or served as sausage and pepper grinders. Whatever way you serve it will be fine. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3 lbs. sausage (links; sweet or hot; the links should be about 3-5 inches long)
1 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic minced
1-2 peppers (any color; 1 or 2 depending on preference, you can scale accordingly to make more servings)
1-2 onions (once again, 1 or 2 depending on preference, you can scale accordingly to make more servings)
1 8 oz. can tomato puree
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of garlic powder
Salt and Pepper

This recipe is a simple one. Like my last recipe, I will split this up into two components, the sausage and the vegetables. You will require one saute pan with the capacity to hold all the ingredients. First step: Put this pan on medium high heat and place your sausage links. Cook the links until just a small amount of pink remains on the inside. Feel free to brown the outside, because it adds flavor to the final dish, but make sure not to burn them. Once they are at this state, cut your sausage into 1/4 inch thick slices. Put them back into the pan and cook until no pink is left. Set the sausage aside.

Meanwhile, cut your vegetables to ½ inch thick pieces. Then, put the same saute pan on medium high heat, and put your oil (you can cook the vegetables by steaming them also, in order to reduce the amount of fat in this dish). After 30 seconds, add the garlic stirring constantly (or else it will burn) for about 30 seconds more. Now add your vegetables and lower the heat to medium. Cook for another 5 minutes or until the peppers are tender. Next, add the tomato sauce, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Let this simmer for about 5 minutes. Add your sausage and let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve with pasta or on grinder rolls. Serving Size: 4-6 adults Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: Approx. 20 mins

It is as easy as that. Anybody can make this dish. Remember, the better quality sausage the better this dish will taste. I will leave today's post short and sweet. Please comment if you make this dish, and leave comments whether you like it or not, or if you have any suggestions! Thanks for reading once again!