Italian Sausage Etouffee

WeazelChef's Note:

Usually made with crawfish but all i had was sausage. Warm, sweet, and spicy.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 6 links Italian turkey sausage
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup sweet red pepper relish
• ½ cup butter
• minced garlic
• ¼ cup flour
• creole seasoning
• 1 (8 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 6 green onions , sliced
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• cooked rice

Directions:

1. Drizzle olive oil around a small pan and saute sausage with garlic.
2. When the sausage is brown, add the relish and bring to a simmer.
3. In a big pot, melt the butter, garlic, and a little olive oil.
4. Add the flour and whisk together.
5. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the rice and simmer for 30 minutes.
6. Serve over hot rice.

Reviews

[Chef #1063227]

I changed the recipe quite a bit, so it might have been better if I stuck to it. I just wanted to use up some sweet red pepper spread that had been in the cupboard for a few years. First of all, I hadn't ever cooked Italian sausage before, but I realized about 10 minutes into trying to saute them that they needed to be cut in order to cook evenly on the stove. I'd recommend cutting them first. I also thought it was weird to saute garlic with it sausages... it just got burnt. I did add it to the sauce though. Other than that, the flavor just wasn't what we like, but I can tell how some people might like it.