Ingredients
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1 large onion, sliced
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1 large red bell pepper, sliced
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
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1/2 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
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1 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
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fresh whole basil
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1 -1 1/2 lb hot sausage (ring)
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provolone cheese or mozzarella cheese
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1 large green bell pepper, sliced
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2 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes
Instructions
- In large skillet, saute sliced onions and peppers in olive oil until transparent.
- Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
- Chop and blend in a blender, 2 cans of the plum tomatoes, one can at a time.
- Add whole basil to the sauce.
- Stir blended tomatoes into skillet of peppers and onions.
- Prepare sausage "ring" by poking holes in sausage with a fork.
- Boil sausage "ring" in a large pot of water for approximately 10 minutes.
- Drain and cut the sausage into 4-inch pieces.
- Brown the sausage pieces lightly in a frying pan, then add to the sauce.
- Cook on medium to low heat for about an hour until the sauce acquires a good taste.
- For a sweeter taste, you may add sugar to the sauce.
- You can also add provolone or mozzarella cheese - melted of course - to top off your sandwich on sausage rolls.