SNAP DOG
INGREDIENTS:
5 to 10 Italian Stuffed Sausages, mild or hot uncooked
1 large Vidalia onion, sliced coarse
3 medium Russet potatoes, diced with skin on (optional)
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 red or orange bell pepper, sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
3 cloves garlic, diced fine
1 lb. baby Bella mushrooms, sliced
1 teaspoon
Morton table salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon black pepper, preferably fresh ground black peppercorns
(Tellicherry)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons
butter
1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
1 teaspoon dried ground oregano (optional)
1 teaspoon Wild
Bill's Meat Rub
Hot dog buns or bread of your choice
Fresh chopped parsley (optional garnish)
Grated
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (optional)Boil Italian sausages in water for 10 minutes. Boil diced potatoes for
10 minutes and drain in colander running cold water over them to stop the
cooking process. In a very large skillet over medium-high heat,
add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of butter, bell peppers,
onion, mushrooms, garlic, black pepper, salt, oregano and basil and simmer
with tight fitting lid on skillet reducing heat to low and continue to
simmer for 10 minutes; (5 minutes for al dente), stirring occasionally to prevent from sticking or
burning. Add diced potatoes and Italian sausages and increase heat to
medium stirring to prevent burning and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
Adjust any seasoning as needed. Serve the Italian sausage on bun or bread of your choice
with mayonnaise and/or condiments of your choice with the vegetable medley
smothering the sausage into submission and garnish with fresh chopped
parsley and grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
YIELD: 1 snap dog per stuffed sausage
Above snap dog prepared on 08-15-15 and was outstanding!
Sequence pixs taken below while preparing the Snap Dogs on 04-04-09.
Click on thumbnails for a larger view:
This recipe was inspired by Scott McFaulds of Monroe, NC and
"guestimated" at the seasonings and the amounts and was right on the
money. The recipe name came from the movie, Pretty Woman, whereas
Julia Roberts was eating a "snap dog" as she called a hot dog
loaded with sauerkraut and other condiments. The natural lamb casings
on the Italian sausages does have a little snap or bite to it,
therefore the name I gave to them is very appropriate and the anise
and fennel seed flavor of the Italian sausages was
outstanding. The sautéed vegetable medley goes great with about any
red meat or sausage combination. I have used this vegetable medley in
the past as a side dish with steaks and the Italian sausages sliced into 1/2
inch width angular pieces sautéed with the vegetables would be great
served with some good home made fresh Italian garlic butter bread.
NOTE: You could substitute Bratwurst sausage for the Italian
sausages and boil in beer of your choice for a tailgate special! I
am currently leaving off the basil and oregano and using my own house
seasoning, Wild
Bill's Meat Rub. My bride doesn't care for the flavor of
Italian Sausage!
Below pix of a couple Snap Dogs plated and ready for Bill aka Mickey
Porter to savior every delicious bite:
PS: I just noticed that the Dragon Fly on the plate
pix is about to beat me to the Snap Dogs! Grin if you must! I
didn't use a pound of the baby Bella mushrooms because 5 was all I had in
the frig at the time.
Web published by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 04-04-09 with updated pixs added on 08-15-15.
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Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
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Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.”
Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
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