"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "dejablues" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
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>>>> 0800, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>>>>>I'm not sure how to do this. MIL made this all the time but I don't
>>>>>like
>>>>>Italian sausages and didn't eat them. I know sometimes she put them in
>>>>>the
>>>>>gravy (red sauce) and served over pasta. When she did this, my husband
>>>>>would pick them out because he hates the gravy.
>>>>
>>>> I"m not sure what you're looking for-- but this is how I do 'Sausage
>>>> and peppers'.
>>>>
>>>> 1 pound of sausage, more or less
>>>> 1-2 large sweet onion
>>>> 2 large peppers [red or green]
>>>> 4 tbls olive oil
>>>> 4 tbls butter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brown sausage in oils- remove from pan. [if serving with pasta or
>>>> rice- now is a good time to cut them up-- We like them on sturdy rolls
>>>> & leave them whole]
>>>> Cut onion and pepper into strips. Saute until starting to carmelize.
>>>> Return sausage to pan, cover and put in a 300 oven for 20-30 minutes.
>>>>
>>>> No Italians in the family-- but this is the way we like sausage.
>>>
>>> Thanks but then... Do you serve a starch on the side? Put them on
>>> bread or buns?
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>> Either. As a side for a pasta, or on a hoagie roll. Sausage and peppers
>> done this way are also great as a sandwich with scrambled eggs and
>> provolone. Yum!
>>
>> Your OP inspired me to make this for dinner because I had Italian sausage
>> in the freezer. It freezes quite well if wrapped tightly. I serve tomato
>> sauce on the side because my husband can't eat a lot of tomato products
>> (acid reflux).
>>
>> Sausage and peppers with onions is a common dish in the Philly area.
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> My husband is from PA. I know that his mom made this a lot. His family
> also does eggs and peppers. If you go to any one of their houses at lunch
> time that is most likely what they will be eating.

It's on the menu at every deli, sandwich, and steak shop around here. If you
go to a picnic or some large family function it's likely to be there as
well, even if the family isn't Italian!