This recipe is something I've been making for years. From back in the days when I only cooked a few days a week, and if it wasn't something I just created on the spot, then it came from allrecipes.com. This was something I used to absolutely love and made often, but just kind of forgot about. It's been a very long time since we've had it, but I had several bell peppers that needed using up and some turkey sausages in the freezer, so I decided it was time to revisit it. This is such an easy, versatile recipe. I've always used whatever color combination of peppers I had on hand, and any decent quality beer (something like Amstel Light or Heineken.) Its saucy, so serve it over rice or pasta of your choice, or alone with crusty bread for dipping. This time I had sweet sausage, but I've made it many times with hot, and you can add extra heat additional red pepper flakes or several shakes of your favorite hot sauce. With the addition of rice or pasta, this would serve at least 4.
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/4 lb. (5 links) package of turkey Italian sausage (Sweet or Hot)
2 1/2 bell peppers, sliced (I used 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1/2 of a green.)
1 large yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (12 oz.) bottle of beer
1/2 ( 6 oz.) can tomato paste (I usually wind up using the entire can)
2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
1/2 tsp fennel seed kosher
salt and fresh ground pepper
hot sauce, if desired
cooked rice or pasta, and/or bread, for serving
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage until browned on all sides. Remove sausage from pan and set aside.
Pour in 1/2 of of the bottle of beer to deglaze pan. Place peppers, onions and garlic in pan. Stir in the remaining beer, tomato paste, spices, and hot sauce, if using. Season with salt and pepper.
Cover and simmer until onions and peppers are tender.
Slice sausages into bite size pieces and add to pan. Cover, and simmer until sausages are cooked through. Serve over rice or pasta or with bread.
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