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
To be perfectly honest with you, Down Home with the Neely’s is one of my least favorite cooking shows. They never seem to be making anything that appeals to me.