Southern Style Smoked Sausage Food

EASY SMOKED SAUSAGE SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and crushed garlic, stir in smoked sausage slices and cook until smoked sausage is browned.
• Add pepper, onion, broccoli, chicken broth and tomato sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes until vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed.
• In the meantime, cook rice according to package instructions. Stir rice into the skillet, sprinkle with cheese and serve.

SOUTHERN FRIED CABBAGE WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter and oil in a large pot or 1 1/2-quart braiser over medium heat. Add sausages and cook, flipping once, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to pot, along with onion, brown sugar, and Creole seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in half of cabbage and vinegar; season with salt. As mixture begins to reduce in volume, add remaining cabbage; season with salt. Cover and cook, stirring a few times, until cabbage is softened and wilted but still has a slight crunch, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Nestle sausages into cabbage and cook just until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Cut sausages into 1/2-inch-thick pieces; serve with cabbage and mustard, if desired.

SOUTHERN FRIED CABBAGE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Chop/slice the sausage, cabbage, and onion.
• In a large non-stick skillet, pre-cook the sliced sausage about 3 minutes to render some of the fat out. Remove sausage from skillet and drain on paper towels if needed. Set aside. Wipe the skillet clean.
• In the same skillet, melt the butter. Add cabbage and onion and cook and stir on medium-high for about 5 minutes, until cabbage starts to wilt.
• Add remaining ingredients, and the sausage.
• Cover the skillet and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Uncover, and finish cooking until cabbage is desired tenderness and most of liquid has been reduced.

SMOTHERED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large heavy skillet with a close-fitting lid, add water to cover and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Let cook (uncovered) until all the water evaporates.
• Continue cooking turning the sausages so that they brown well on all sides and don't stick.
• Pour off any excess fat and add the onions, bell peppers, celery, salt, peppers, and an additional 1 cup water.
• Stir well scraping bottom of the pan to loosen any bits of sausage that may have stuck.
• Reduce heat, cover, and let cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove sausages and let the juices sit 5-10 minutes (allows grease to rise to the top), skim and discard the grease (if you like a thicker gravy stir in the roux and let simmer 20 minutes more).
• Add the sausage and the green onions and parsley and simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes more.
• Serve immediately.