Spicy Stewed Sausages With Three Peppers A La Mario Batali

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs sweet italian sausage, pricked all over with a fork
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
• 2 red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch dice
• 2 green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch dice
• 2 yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-inch dice
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed cored and thinly sliced
• 4 serrano chilies, seeded and thinly sliced crosswise (we used only 2)
• 1 habanero pepper, seeded and thinly sliced (we cooked it whole, just piercing it slightly)
• salt
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cup freshly grated pecorino cheese (3 ounces)
• crusty bread, for serving

Recipe

• 1 light a gril or girll pan & brush the sausages lightly with oil and grill over a medium-hot fire, turning, until nicely charred and just cooked through, about 16 minutes total.
• 2 set a large cast-iron skillet on the grill or stove and add the 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 3 add the peppers, onion, fennel and chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 15 minutes.
• 4 season with salt.
• 5 add the sausages and wine to the skillet and simmer until the wine has reduced by half, about 4 minutes. remove from the grill and sprinkle half of the pecorino cheese over the sausage and peppers.
• 6 serve with a nice crusty bread or ciabatta bread, passing the remaining pecorino at the table.
• 7 * zinfandel(search for berry flavored) , which came to the united states from croatia (by way of italy), has the spicy heft needed to pair with batali's stewed sausages.