Recipe: Andouille Smoked Sausage in Red Gravy

Andouille Smoked Sausage In Red Gravy

Yield: 4 servings

6 tb Unsalted butter
1/2 c Chopped green peppers
1 1/2 lb Andouille smoked sausage
(2-inch pieces)
1 ts Minced garlic
8 ts Tomato sauce
3 c Onions
1/4 c Chopped parsley
6 1/2 c Pork or beef stock
1 c Chopped green onion tops
1 1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
3 ts Cooked rice
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Chopped celery

Melt butter in Dutch oven. Add sausage, cover, and cook without stirring
about 7 minutes. Turn over and sprinkle 2 c. of onions on top. Cover and
cook another 7 minutes. Should be dark brown sediment on pan bottom. Add
3/4 c. of stock and scrape bottom. Add pepper and salt, stirring, scraping,
and turning. Cover and cook 2 minutes, scraping once. Add celery, green
peppers and garlic. Cover and cook 3 minutes, scraping once. Add tomato
sauce and cook uncovered 5 minutes, scrapping occasionally. Add 1/2 c.
onions. Cook 8 minutes until large puddles of oil have broken out and
tomato mixture is thick. Stir only if sticking. Add parsley and 1/2 c. of
the green onions. Add 3-1/4 c. more stock and scrape. Cook 20 minutes until
liquid is thick dark red gravy. Stir occasionally. Stir in remaining stock
and onions. Bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring frequently,
about 14 minutes, until gravy is noticeably thicker but still juicy. Remove
from heat and serve immediately.

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