Crispy Olives Stuffed With Sausage Food

CRISPY OLIVES STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Remove sausage from casing and place it in a medium bowl. Add garlic, a pinch of salt, and red pepper flakes. Mix to evenly distribute the ingredients.
• Drain the olives and rinse them under cold water. Remove the pimento stuffing, if necessary. Stuf each olive with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons of the sausage mixture.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or stock pot to 375 degrees.
• Spread flour on a dinner plate.
• Break eggs into a shallow bowl and beat lightly.
• Spread bread crumbs on another dinner plate and sprinkle with salt and peppr. Moisten olives with the olive oil, stirring to evenly distribute.
• Roll olives in the flour, coating them all over and shaking off the excess. Dip olives in egg, letting any excess drip back into bowl. Finally, coat olives all over with bread curmbs. As each olive is coated, place it on a tray. Cover the olives and refrigerate until you are ready to fry them. (I found this step essential to get a coating that sticks. Refrigerate a minimum of 3 hours.).
• Fry olives until golden brown and the sausage in the middle is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Do not crowd in fryer. Olives will bubble vigorously until they are nearly done, so watch for splatters. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm or at room temperature. I served marinara as a dipping sauce.

SPICY SAUSAGE IN CARROZZA

Steps:

• In a saucepan add 1/2-inch water to the pan. Immerse sausages in water and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove sausage and dry the pan. Return to the heat and add the olive oil on medium heat. When hot return the sausage to the pan with garlic cloves and saute until medium brown all over. Remove garlic to a bowl. Remove sausage to a plate to cool. Use a fork to mash the garlic with salt and pepper. Stir in mustard and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut each piece of dough into 2 and roll out until 1/4-inch thick. Cut 6 pieces of dough about 3 inches wide and 1/2-inch shorter then the length of sausage, just enough to wrap around sausage with the ends peeking out. Spread bottom of each dough with a tablespoon of garlic/mustard paste. Set sausage on top, moisten 1 dough edge with a wet finger so it sticks together and roll. Press the seam firmly and set them on a lightly floured sheet pan, seam side down. Brush with olive oil. Bake until brown all around.
• Remove and let cool for 5 minutes. Cut into 3/4-inch long pieces and serve.

QUAIL STUFFED WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large container, mix together the pineapple juice, orange juice, and honey. Marinate the quail in this mixture overnight, refrigerated.
• Stuff each marinated quail with a small rolled ball of the hot sausage. Dust each quail lightly with Everglades Seasoning, then wrap each quail with a strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Smoke the quail over indirect heat for 2 to 3 hours.

SAUSAGE PIE IN CRISPY POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with nonstick spray.
• Spread the hash browns over a layer of paper towels to air-dry for 10 to 15 minutes (alternatively, you can press them vigorously between layers of paper towels 2 to 3 times).
• In a medium bowl, stir the dried hash browns, melted butter, Parmesan and pepper together. Press the mixture into the base and evenly up the sides of the prepared skillet. Transfer to the oven and bake until the potatoes begin to become golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for the filling: Toss the sausage, scallions and 3/4 cup of the Cheddar in a medium bowl to combine.
• In another medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, salt, pepper and hot sauce, if using.
• Carefully press the sausage mixture into the browned crust. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar. Carefully transfer the skillet to the oven. Bake until the crust is deeply browned and very crisp and the filling appears set when you gently shake the skillet, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.