Fried Potatoes and Onions/Peppers with Smoked Sausage Yummiest Recipe you ever tried π
Ingredients:
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2 lbs baby red potatoes (you can also use regular red potatoes or gold potatoes), cut into 1 β 1 1/2 inch pieces
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1 onion, sliced into thick half circles
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1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
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8 oz smoked sausage or kielbasa (I use smoked Polish kielbasa), cut into 1-inch pieces
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8 oz fresh mushrooms (baby Bella, white button, etc.), cut in half or quarters
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1/4 cup olive oil
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4 garlic cloves, minced
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1 teaspoon fresh thyme
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1 Tablespoon spice/ dry herbs blend
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salt, ground black pepper
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fresh herbs, minced (parsley, thyme, chives, dill, etc)
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit (I used the convection setting on my oven, although if you donβt have that option, it will still work.).
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Place a large rimmed baking sheet into the oven at the same time, so that it heats up while you are prepping all the ingredients.
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Scrub the potatoes really well and cut them into 1 β 1Β½ inch pieces. Place them into a medium pot, and fill it with water, so that the water is just barely covering the potatoes.
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Bring it to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, covered, just until the potatoes are halfway cooked through. Drain the potatoes.
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Meanwhile, cut the mushrooms in half or in quarters if they are very large.
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Slice the onions into thick half circles. Cut the bell pepper into 1-inch pieces, and slice the sausage into 1-inch pieces.
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In a large bowl, combine the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, olive oil, minced garlic cloves, fresh thyme salt, freshly ground black pepper and a mixture of dry herbs.
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When the potatoes are halfway cooked, gently toss them with the mushroom and pepper mixture, along with the sausage.
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Take out the searingly hot baking sheet from the oven and quickly spread everything out in one layer.
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Roast in the preheated oven, uncovered, for 20-30 minutes, until the vegetables are all cooked through and golden brown, turning everything over halfway through cooking.
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You can broil the dish during the last few minutes of cooking to give it extra brownness and a slight char.
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Garnish with fresh herbs, such as parsley, thyme, chives, dill, etc.
Make Ahead: Prep all the ingredients, without placing them onto the baking sheet. Store in the refrigerator up to 2 days. When you are ready to serve, preheat the oven with the rimmed baking sheet in it and then proceed with the rest of the steps.
Notes:
You can use any cooked sausage that you like. I buy my sausage from a local Polish store, where they make their own sausage. It is SO delicious. The sausage that I used this time had a really smoky flavor, so it gave that same smoky flavor to the rest of the vegetables. However, you can use any kind of sausage that you prefer.