Sweet and Sour Smoked Sausage

The wife wasn't keen to my idea of grilling smoked sausage kabobs for dinner tonight, so I had to come up with an alternative.

Sweet and sour smoked sausage has never let me down, so I went with that instead.



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You'll need

• 1 1/2 pounds smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into long strips
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into long strips
• 1 onion, sliced into long strips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• S&P to taste
• 2 tablespoons sweet and sour sauce (recipe to follow)
• 1 pinch (or more) cayenne pepper
• 1 dash (or more) hot sauce

1. Place the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute for 5 to 10 minutes, flipping often, until well browned. Drawn excess fat and set aside.
2. In the same skillet over medium heat, combine the peppers, onion, and butter and saute for 10 minutes until all veggies are tender. Add the sausage and stir together well. Season with S&P to taste.
3. Add the sweet and sour sauce (see below), cayenne pepper, and hot sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, allowing the flavors to blend.
4. Serve over rice.

Although the above calls for you to cook the veggies until tender, we prefer them a little more al dente. You can tell from the picture that the peppers aren't completely soft. You can put as little or as much sauce on top as you wish. We prefer just a little of the sauce so that it doesn't overwhelm the veggies and the sausage.

For the sweet and sour sauce you'll need:

• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (we used Splenda brown sugar)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch

1. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
2. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly

Enjoy!