Sausage with pepper and onions

By Maudie30

a different take on a classic. Recipe by Cooks Country

Ingredients

• 3 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips
• 2 onions, halved and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 (13 by 9-inch) disposable aluminum pan
• 2 pounds sweet Italian sausage
• 12 (6-inch) sub rolls

Preparation

Step 1

Toss bell peppers, onions, vinegar, sugar, oil, salt, and pepper together in bowl.
Microwave, covered, until vegetables are just tender, about 6 minutes. Pour vegetable mixture and any accumulated juices into disposable pan.

Step 2

FOR A CHARCOAL GRILL: Open bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill.
Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

FOR A GAS GRILL: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave primary burner on high and turn off other burner(s). (Adjust primary burner or, if using three-burner grill, primary burner and second burner as needed to maintain grill temperature between 375 and 400 degrees.)

Step 4

Clean and oil cooking grate. Place disposable pan on hotter side of grill (over primary burner if using gas). Cover and cook for 20 minutes.

4
Place sausages on cooler side of grill and stir vegetable mixture; cover and cook for 8 minutes. Flip sausages and stir vegetable mixture again; cover and cook until sausages register 150 degrees and vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes.

5
Transfer sausages to disposable pan with vegetables; slide disposable pan to cooler side of grill, then transfer sausages from disposable pan to hotter side of grill. Cook sausages, uncovered, turning often, until well browned and registering 160 degrees, 2 to 3 minutes (there may be flare-ups).

6
Return sausages to disposable pan with vegetables. Remove disposable pan from grill, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Divide sausages and vegetables among rolls, if using. Serve.