Sausage and Peppers

Ah yes, sausage and peppers!

Since I was a kid, this has always been a fantastic dish.  It's quick and easy to do, the colours are vibrant and of course, absolutely delicious!  With a few minor "variations" that I mention below, you can completely change the taste of this dish to your liking!  Enjoy!

Ingredients: 

6-8 links of Italian Sausage

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

1 yellow onion, sliced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 large red bell pepper, sliced

1 green bell pepper, sliced

1 teaspoon basil

1 teaspoon oregano

Directions

1. Warm up your skillet over medium heat and and begin to brown your sausages on all sides.  After sausages are full cooked, remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes.  After the sausages have cooled down, now slice into medallions and set aside.
2. Turn up the heat!  In your skillet, add olive oil and sweat the yellow onion and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Always tossing (stirring) so it doesn't burn.  Mix in red bell pepper and green bell pepper. Season with basil, and oregano.
3. Return sausage slices to skillet with the vegetables and continue to stir over high heat for another 3-5 minutes or until peppers are cooked, and still crunchy.
4. (Optional)  After you add the sausage back to the skillet with the vegetables, try adding a quarter cup of white wine to the mix as well and let the wine steam into the dish over the high heat.  Want more of a darker colour? Add a tablespoon of Soy Sauce.

What I absolutely love about this recipe is the fact that you can do very subtle changes, and have a different taste depending on what you do.   Try using a sweet Italian rather than a hot Italian or perhaps even a garlic sausage instead.  Craving a more peppery taste? Instead of using a yellow onion, add a red onion instead, and teaspoon or 2 (or however strong you would like it) in along side as you place the sausages back in.  Serve with rice and Voila!