Sweet Italian sausage

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

if it has fennel seeds then its a new England taste...

Fennel in Italian sausage is a common ingredient anywhere. I'm in Dixie, and fennel is a common ingredient in Italian sausage here.

[mr.magoo]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

Fennel in Italian sausage is a common ingredient anywhere. I'm in Dixie, and fennel is a common ingredient in Italian sausage here.

Roger That, fennel bulbs and fennel seeds are an integral part of Italian cooking/cuisine in Philly/NJ/NYC.

Mmmm, speaking of Fennel bulbs, I think I am going to pick some up at the Farmers Market mañana.

[mr.magoo]

Originally Posted by mr.magoo

Roger That, fennel bulbs and fennel seeds are an integral part of Italian cooking/cuisine in Philly/NJ/NYC.

Mmmm, speaking of Fennel bulbs, I think I am going to pick some up at the Farmers Market mañana.

edit:
one of my favorite recipes for fennel bulbs;
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/...ennel-al-forno

[Cliffie]

Cook 1 cup of rice -- either brown or white -- in 2 cups of chicken stock or water dosed with bouillon. While that's cooking, remove any kimonos from your package of sweet Italian sausage and brown it in a skillet on medium heat, breaking it into crumbles with the spatula as you go. When it is 9/10 of the way done, drain and add 2 cans of your favorite vegetables -- we prefer corn and wax beans, or just 2 cans of corn -- and continue frying it all in the skillet until the rice is done, at which point you mix it in and serve. Just as good the next day.


If you're using fresh vegetables of some sort, you will have to add them to the skillet almost as soon as the sausage is starting to brown.

[Crashj007]

Originally Posted by littlelou

I am an adopted Italian - love pasta, sauces, etc. My family wasn't very daring in cooking<>suggestions?

Rachael Ray books and TV show. I bet you will find out the right way to cook pasta too.

[blktoptrvl]

Originally Posted by littlelou

I am an adopted Italian - love pasta, sauces, etc. My family wasn't very daring in cooking - basic spaghetti was the "Italian" dinner growing up. Tried some Sweet Italian sausage, from the local Harris Teeter - made in store and mmmmmm good, now I'm looking for recipes to make with that sausage. I CANNOT eat any type of peppers - so peppers and sausage is out....

suggestions?

Definitely add it to ground beef, mushrooms, garlic and whatever peppers you can eat to a nice meat sauce.

I also use it as a added protein in a bowl of grits and eggs.

[Gerania]

I've had it with the fennel sausage in the Northeast! Italian sweet or hot. Italian, Italian, and Italian. I have to buy creepy chub packs or drive half an hour to the butcher shop to get something without fennel.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Gerania

I've had it with the fennel sausage in the Northeast! Italian sweet or hot. Italian, Italian, and Italian. I have to buy creepy chub packs or drive half an hour to the butcher shop to get something without fennel.

If you can live without the casing and your local market has ground pork you can always make patties or sausage shaped logs spiced exactly the way you like them.

[gouligann]

Originally Posted by KittenSparkles

You can remove the sausage from the casing and make meatballs out of it - I use this recipe:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/09/...-and-marinara/

MMM! I love meatballs and this sounds great as a change from using ground beef.