I bought what I call politically correct sausages – organic meat which is to my liking – but somehow organic often translates to not much taste and that is what these sausages were – politically correct, organic and locally made, but lacking in flavor. Not a bit like those street-wise Italian hot and sweet sausages that give you a monumental hit of garlic and chile when you bite into them. So, anyhow, I tried to doctor up my sausages – particularly for my “best girl friend on the block”, Deena, who likes heat, both in food and her humor to whom I had promised a sausage mix for a late afternoon sandwich. I bought some colorful Italian frying peppers from Zingone, my neighborhood market, and sliced them up with some yellow onions and garlic. Browned the sausages and added the vegetables along with some chile flakes and black pepper. Fried them just until almost soft, added some chopped basil, and they were ready to go into a nice soft roll. Still not zesty, but certainly no longer bland. Deena didn’t say so but I know she added some hot sauce to hers.
Yum yum. That looks tasty!