Smothered Sausage

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs pure lamb sausage or 2 lbs other fresh sausage
• 2 medium yellow onions (chopped fine)
• 2 medium bell peppers (chopped fine)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped fine)
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dark roux (optional)

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 let cook (uncovered) until all the water evaporates.
• 3 continue cooking turning the sausages so that they brown well on all sides and don't stick.
• 4 pour off any excess fat and add the onions, bell peppers, celery, salt, peppers, and an additional 1 cup water.
• 5 stir well scraping bottom of the pan to loosen any bits of sausage that may have stuck.
• 6 reduce heat, cover, and let cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 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).
• 9 add the sausage and the green onions and parsley and simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes more.
• 10 serve immediately.