Food Network’s Down Home With The Neelys, Pat’s Smoked Sausage & Pepper Sandwich.
Patrick and Gina of TV Food Network’s Show Down Home with the Neeleys are so cute — They have a lot of fun together centered around food. Their happy interaction and enjoyment made me want to make Pat’s Sausage and Pepper Sandwich, and I’m generally not a fan of Sausage Sandwiches. Another appeal is the Beer in the Sauce. And since I didn’t have Neely’s BBQ Sauce (in the recipe), I used Lucille’s BBQ Sauce.
I went to Henry’s Farmers Market for the Sausage — They didn’t have a Smoked Sausage, but the Butcher highly recommended the Pork Sausage over the Turkey, when asked the difference between the two Sweet Hot Italians. As a substitution, I opted for the Pork and was glad it was $1 less a pound. And I ended up with Potato Rolls that were toasted inside.
Confession: It wasn’t until after the preparation of this recipe did I realize that I misunderstood and used the wrong type of Sausage. The key word is “smoked” and I used fresh Sausage. A Kielbasa in a vacuum pack may have been better, especially since casings gross me out. Good thing I cooked the Sausage well done. And I cooked all ingredients longer (except the Garlic) than noted on the above linked recipe. Onions are always best caramelized and the Peppers were added after the Onions cooked a bit.
Overall, it’s a great recipe — The Sauce turns out pretty tasty. I now wanna make it with a Kielbasa, and might not eat it on a Sandwich. Luckily all who tried this preparation liked it.
Where to buy Neely’s BBQ Sauce:
http://www.neelysbbq.com/home.htm
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