Spiced Frankfurters

By luvmybuttonsnbows

If you like, you can substitute other smoked sausage for the frankfurters and use canned ready-cut tomatoes for the whole.

Ingredients

• 1 to 1 1/4 lbs. frankfurters
• 2 tbsp. butter or margarine
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 2 to 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 can (16 oz.) whole tomatoes with liquid
• 1 tsp. dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• dash black pepper
• salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Cut each frankfurter into thirds. Melt 1 tbsp. of the butter in a skillet. Lightly brown the frankfurters. Remove and keep warm. Add remaining butter. Sauté onions till lightly browned. Add the garlic. Sauté 1 min. longer. Stir in green pepper and celery. Cook 3 or 4 min. more or until tender-crisp. Add tomatoes with liquid, oregano, paprika, pepper and salt to taste. Simmer until heated through. Serve immediately.