Several years ago I took part in the Dark Days Challenge, where each week bloggers would try to make one meal per week during the Dark Days of Winter that featured local ingredients. The idea was that it is difficult to use local produce when there isn’t much in season. Here in West Michigan, the demand for local produce means that in recent years farmers have used hoop houses and storage techniques so that many of our farmers markets are year round. A lot has changed which is so encouraging.
Even if you don’t live where farmers markets go year round, you should be able to incorporate several local ingredients in this recipe.
You can use store bought or homemade apple jelly for this, or walk on the wild side and use hot pepper jelly.
Sausage & Apples
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Total Time: 30m
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 -6 links of sausage
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup apple jelly
- 1 medium onion, cut in vertical slices
- 3 firm apples, cored and sliced in thick wedges
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 pinch pepper
- 4 cups cooked rice
Instructions
- Begin by piercing 4-6 links of sausage, and brown in a wide saucepan on medium-high, turning often, 5-7 minutes. You’ll probably need to add some oil so it doesn’t stick. Remove from pan. In a small bowl, mix together apple juice and apple jelly. Go back to the original saucepan, and brown the onion over medium heat, stirring often. You might need to add more oil. Add the apples; stir until browned, and add the juice mixture. Sprinkle basil and a pinch of pepper on top, add the sausages to the pan, cover, and cook on medium-low until the sausages are completely cooked through. This will probably take 10 minutes. Serve over cooked rice.
The verdict: DH suggested serving this over rice, so I let it simmer an additional half hour while the rice cooker worked its magic. The result was heavenly. The sweet and sour of the apples and sausage made for a delicious dish.
This looks absolutely delightful. I love the combination of sausages and apples. We can get similar ingredients here, despite our dark days. I’ve made something similar with cabbage, as well.
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This sounds wonderful, I love cooking with apples. I’ve bookmarked to come back.
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That looks scrumptious! Thanks for sharing
Sounds really good. Happy New Year and thanks for linking to TMTT.
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