Another great find from The complete book of Greek cooking by Rena Salaman and Jan Cutler. This one dish meal is great for a dinner party. I added potatoes and black olives to mine to make it even more robust, and served it with bread and a salad. Fabulous!
Red and green bell peppers (I used red and yellow)
5 T extra virgin olive oil
1 ½ lb Spicy sausages (I used Italian turkey sausage)
14 oz diced tomatoes
1 tsp dried oregano, and 1 tsp dried thyme
2/3 cup hot water
3 tbs chopped fresh parsley
Salt and ground pepper
I also added crushed red pepper to kick up the spice!
Halve and seed the peppers and cut them into quarters. Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pan and add the peppers and sauté’ them over a medium heat for 10-15 minutes until they start to brown.
Meanwhile, slice the sausages into bite size chunks. The carefully tip the olive oil into a frying pan and add the sausages. Brown them, turning frequently to get rid of the excess fat, but not to cook them. As soon as they are brown on the outside, remove from the pan. Add the tomatoes, sausages and herbs to the peppers. Stir in the water and season with salt pepper, and then cover the pan and cook gently for about 30 minutes. I put the entire mixture into a medium baking dish and baked it in the oven after preheating to 350 degrees. I cooked it for 45 minutes and stirred it occasionally.
