Savoie’s® Sausage Sauce Piquante

Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • ​​​​​1 tablespoon oil
  • ​​​​​1 lb Savoie’s® sausage, cut into bite-size pieces
  • ​​​​​1 cup chopped onion
  • ​​​​​1 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • ​​​​​½ cup chopped celery
  • ​​​​​3 ½ cups water, in all
  • ​​​​​6 oz can tomato paste
  • ​​​​​½ teaspoon red pepper
  • ​​​​​½ cup thinly sliced green onion
  • ​​​​​2 tablespoons parsley
  • ​​​​​Hot cooked rice or pasta

Directions

  1. In a 5-quart pot, heat oil on medium heat until oil is very hot.
  2. Add sausage, cook and stir constantly for 3 minutes making sure sausage is brown on all sides.
  3. Add onion, bell pepper, celery and reduce heat to medium. Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
  4. Add 1 cup of water; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  5. In remaining water dissolve roux, tomato paste, salt, red pepper and sugar, add to pot; cover and cook 10 minutes. Add green onion and parsley.
  6. Cover, reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
  7. Serve over hot cooked rice or any type cooked pasta.