[CH] Spuds and Sausage

Mike Pierce (mpierce@martel-intl.com)
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:35:27 -0500 

'Heads,
I have promised several people I would post this, so here it is. I will be
submitting this as a side dish at the American Royal BBQ contest in
October. I make it differently every time so I'll post the basics, feel
free to experiment. It is a New Orleans style side dish so I try to stick
to those rules to bring out the flavor of the veggies and chiles. I don't
peel the potatoes when I cook at home but I do get better scores when I
peel 'em for competition. So here goes, as always exported from Mike's head:

I use my Grandmother's old soup pot for this, it's big and heavy gauge
aluminum. I heat it first then add the oil. Olive is good but bacon fat
works well too. I then add diced onion, celery, and bell pepper and sweat
this over low heat for up to 20 minutes. The veggies should be softened but
not browned. When veggies are very soft I add about 1 pound of sliced
polish sausage. If I have time I throw it on the smoker to get more smoke
flavor. When the fat is rendered out of the sausage I add a handful of
flour to make a roux. Cood this over low heat for a couple of minutes. I
then add chopped garlic and chiles. When I smell the garlic I add tomatoes.
Either fresh or canned if fresh aren't ripe. Then add chicken stock and
stir, this should be a little thin as the starch from the potatoes will
thicken it. Then add spice mix of paprika, onion powder, garlic
powder,black pepper, white pepper, red pepper,( in order of quantity) and
thyme. Add wocshteshire and your favorite hot sauce (a little vinegar in
the hot sauce doesn't hurt). I then add the spuds, sliced long ways into
quarters then into 1/2 rounds about 1/8 inch thick. Adjust for salt.
Parsley is good. A bay leaf never hurt anything. More or less of any
ingredient. Leave the lid off and simmer for about 40 minutes over low heat
untill taters are tender. Goes great with BBQ.



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