Sweet Sausage with Peppers & Onions

Sweet Sausage w/ Peppers and Onions

Original recipes found here and here

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 Italian sweet sausage links 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into long strips
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into long strips
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced into slivers
• 2 yellow onions, sliced
• 1 small (15 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 Italian sub rolls
• Kosher salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pan or Dutch oven that has a lid.  When the oil is hot, add the sausages and brown them slowly.  If they sizzle and crackle too much, turn the heat down. You want a gentle browning, not a sear.  Cook for 7-10 minutes, turning them occasionally so they brown on all sides.  When the sausages are browned, remove from the pan and set aside.
2. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the onions and peppers.  Toss so they get coated with the oil in the pan and sear them as well as you can, stirring every so often.  You want some blackening.  Once the onions and peppers soften, sprinkle some salt on them.  Cook for 5-7 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
3. Add the tomato paste and stir.   Add the Marsala wine, tomatoes, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes; stir well to combine.  Add the sausages back in.  Bring to a simmer then reduce the heat to low.  Cover and simmer until the peppers are soft the sausages are cooked through, about 20 minutes.
4. Toast sub rolls and use for serving.

-Alyssa