Andouille Sausage Sandwich Food

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Add oil to a skillet set over medium heat and saute peppers and onions until tender-crisp.
• Slice the sausages in half, leaving one side attached so they open like a book.
• In a separate skillet (or in the same skillet, after the vegetables have finished cooking) cook the sausages over medium-low heat until seared and cooked through. Flip the sausages to cook evenly.
• While sausages cook, lightly toast the interior of your hoagie rolls.
• Assemble sandwich by spreading lettuce on the bottom of the bun opening, topped with pepeprs and onion, then a sausage.

CAJUN EGG SANDWICH

Steps:

• Whisk mayonnaise and Cajun seasoning together in a small bowl until smooth. Spread over both slices of toasted bread.
• Place andouille sausage in a skillet, cut-side down. Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 2 minutes more. Transfer andouille to one slice of bread, leaving a small space in between the halves as a "raft" to hold the egg in place.
• Heat oil in the same skillet for 1 minute over medium heat. Crack egg into the skillet and let cook undisturbed for 3 minutes. Flip with a spatula and cook for 2 minutes more. Place fried egg on top of the andouille and cover with the second slice of bread.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND PEPPER POUCH

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the sausage, peppers, onions, potatoes, garlic, oregano, olive oil, and some salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Transfer the mixture to a large piece of heavy-duty foil and seal up into a pouch.
• Place the pouch on the grill and cook for 30 to 35 minutes.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Soak the casing in cold water for about an hour to soften it and loosen the salt in which it is packed. Place the wide end of the sausage stuffer up against the sink faucet and run cold water through the inside of the casing to remove excess salt.
• Cut the meat and fat into 1/2-inch wide chunks. Pass them once through the coarse blade of a meat grinder. In a large bowl, mix together the ground pork and fat with the garlic, salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, paprika, bay leaf, sage, and hickory smoke. A wooden spoon works well.
• Cut the casing into 26 inch lengths and tie a small knot in one end of each. Fit the open end over the tip of the sausage stuffer and slide it on until the tip of the stuffer touches the knot. The casing will look like accordion folds. This keeps excess air from getting into the casings. Fit the stuffer onto the meat grinder or according the directions that come with the stuffer, or hold the wide end of the stuffer against or over the opening by hand.
• Fill the hopper with the sausage mixture. Turn the machine on if it is electric and feed the stuffing gradually into the hopper; for a manual machine, push the stuffing through with a wooden pestle. The sausage casing will fill and inflate gradually. Stop filling about 1 1/4 inches from the funnel end and slip the casing off the funnel, smoothing out any bumps carefully with your fingers and being careful not to push the stuffing out of the casing. Tie off the open end of the sausage tightly with a piece of string or make a knot in the casing itself.
• To cook, slice the sausage into half-inch rounds and grill in a hot skillet with no water for about 12 minutes on each side, or until brown and crisp at the edges.