Best Smothered Sausage Recipes

SMOTHERED ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP OVER CREAMY STONE GROUND GRITS

Steps:

• In a saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour and cook for 4 to 6 minutes for a medium brown roux, about the color of peanut butter. Add the onions, peppers, and celery. Season with salt and cayenne. Continue cooking until the vegetables are wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Season the shrimp with salt and cayenne. Add the shrimp. Stir in the clam juice and cream. Bring the liquid to a simmer and continue to cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the green onions. To serve, spoon the grits in the center of each serving bowl. Spoon the shrimp mixture over the grits. Garnish with parsley.
• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, combine the water, milk, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the butter. Bring the liquid to a gentle boil. Stir in the grits. Cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. (The grits will stick to the bottom of the pan, so make sure not to scrape the bottom of the pan. If the grits absorbed all of the water, add some hot water to thin out.) Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and cheese. The grits can either be served immediately or prepared in advance and reheated.
• If preparing in advance, grease a pan with a teaspoon of butter. Pour the grits into the pan and reheat in a 400 degree F for 15 minutes.

SMOTHERED CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Season breasts with Tony Chachere's. Heat olive oil in cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook until brown, about 3 minutes each side. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Add sliced sausage to skillet and brown, approximately 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Lower heat to medium. add onions, celery, and bell pepper, and saute until onions are translucent. Return chicken and sausage to the skillet, and add garlic and water. Stir to incorporate. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 45 minutes. Add green onions and parsley.
• Serve over cooked rice.

SMOTHERED POTATOES AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Slice the sausage into 1/2-1 inch pieces and chop your onion. I use frozen, chopped onion. Peel potatoes and cut them into uniform cubes, about 1-2 inches square.
• 2. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven, and add the sausage and onion. Cook over medium to medium-high heat until onions are translucent and sausage begins to brown. Add a tablespoon or two of water if sausage starts to stick.
• 3. Add potatoes to the pot along with the sausage and onions. Fill the pot with about 2 inches of water and add seasoning of your preference. Since I am from south Louisiana, I like spicy food. I use onion powder, garlic powder, and Tony Chachere's (Cajun seasoning). I sometimes add chicken bouillon powder to the water, as well.
• 4. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes absorb the water, about 60-90 minutes. If the water cooks out before the potatoes are very soft, add more. You don't want the potatoes to get crusty.
• 5. Your dish is done when the water is all absorbed by the potatoes, and the potatoes are extremely soft.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for seasoning mix together in a small bowl and sprinkle generously on both sides of pork chops.
• (Save the extra seasoning mix to add to the sauce later if you think it needs more seasoning--I tossed it out, and then wished I had a little bit more to make it a little spicier).
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the pork chops, a few at a time and cook them until they are lightly browned on both sides (about 2 minutes per side).
• Remove the pork chops to a platter and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium.
• Add the flour and stir constantly until the roux is the color of peanut butter, about 4 minutes.
• Add the onions, salt, and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, until the onions are slightly soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, bay leaves, chicken broth and water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Return the pork chops to the pot.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add the smoked sausage and the potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Serve with either steamed white rice or rice pilaf.

SAUERKRAUT SMOTHERED WITH PORK CHOPS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or electric frying pan, cook bacon until it just begins to brown. Pour off fat, then add onion. Saute until onion is transparent.
• Stir in sauerkraut, carrots, brown sugar, chicken broth and wine.
• Tie up spices and herbs in a small bag of cheesecloth. Bury in the center of the sauerkraut mixture. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Diagonally score 1 side of each bratwurst. In a separate skillet brown the bratwurst and pork chops.
• After the sauerkraut mixture has simmered 10 minutes, add potatoes, working them down into the mixture. Top with browned bratwurst and pork chops. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add smoked sausages. Simmer, covered another 15 minutes.
• Remove pouch of seasonings before serving.

SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS AND SAUSAGE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1.Mix ingredients for seasoning mix together in a small bowl and sprinkle generously on both sides of pork chops. 2.(Save the extra seasoning mix to add to the sauce later if you think it needs more seasoning--I tossed it out, and then wished I had a little bit more to make it a little spicier). 3.Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. 4.Add the pork chops, a few at a time and cook them until they are lightly browned on both sides (about 2 minutes per side). 5.Remove the pork chops to a platter and set aside. 6.Reduce the heat to medium. 7.Add the flour and stir constantly until the roux is the color of peanut butter, about 4 minutes. 8.Add the onions, salt, and pepper. 9.Cook, stirring, until the onions are slightly soft, about 5 minutes. 10.Add the garlic, bay leaves, chicken broth and water. 11.Bring to a boil. 12.Return the pork chops to the pot. 13.Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. 14.Add the smoked sausage and the potatoes. 15.Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. 16.Serve with either steamed white rice or rice pilaf.

SMOTHERED ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP OVER CREAMY STONE GROUND GRITS

Steps:

• In a saute pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour and cook for 4 to 6 minutes for a medium brown roux, about the color of peanut butter. Add the onions, peppers, and celery. Season with salt and cayenne. Continue cooking until the vegetables are wilted, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Season the shrimp with salt and cayenne. Add the shrimp. Stir in the water. Bring the liquid to a simmer and continue to cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the green onions. To serve, spoon the grits in the center of each serving bowl. Spoon the shrimp mixture over grits. Garnish with parsley.

SMOTHERED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large heavy skillet with a close-fitting lid, add water to cover and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Let cook (uncovered) until all the water evaporates.
• Continue cooking turning the sausages so that they brown well on all sides and don't stick.
• Pour off any excess fat and add the onions, bell peppers, celery, salt, peppers, and an additional 1 cup water.
• Stir well scraping bottom of the pan to loosen any bits of sausage that may have stuck.
• Reduce heat, cover, and let cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Remove from heat.
• Remove sausages and let the juices sit 5-10 minutes (allows grease to rise to the top), skim and discard the grease (if you like a thicker gravy stir in the roux and let simmer 20 minutes more).
• Add the sausage and the green onions and parsley and simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes more.
• Serve immediately.

SMOTHERED POTATOES WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. 2. Dice potatoes into 1 and 1/2-inch cubes and place in cold water to keep from turning brown. Drain potatoes and place in saucepot along with chicken stock. Season lightly using salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Bring potatoes to a rolling boil, reduce to simmer and cook 10-12 minutes. Do not over cook because potatoes will be roasted. Drain potatoes well, reserving 2 cups of the chicken stock. 3. In a 12-inch cast iron skillet or Dutch oven, heat bacon fat over medium-high heat. Add sausage and saute 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned and fat is rendered. Add onions, celery, bell peppers and sliced garlic, blend well and saute 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add potatoes and rosemary and stir to incorporate ingredients. Adjust seasonings with salt, black pepper and granulated garlic. Add 1-1 and 1/2 cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil. 4. Stir once and place into preheated oven 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are golden brown and tender. Add green onions and parsley and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes.

GRAVY SMOTHERED SAUSAGE MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix everything except the mushroom soup and package gravy mix.
• In a 9x9 or 9X13 pan, form the meat mixture into a ring (it cooks more evenly). Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with mushroom soup, pouring 1/3 of the can in the center of the meatloaf ring. Continue cooking for another 30 minutes.
• Remove meatloaf from oven. Prepare brown gravy as directed on the package.
• With a gravy ladle, scoop mushroom soup gravy out from center of meatloaf and add to prepared brown gravy (put aside or smother the meatoaf with gravy mix.)
• Remove meatloaf as a whole or in slices to a serving plate. Serve meatloaf with gravy on the side or smothered and with mashed potatoes.

SAUSAGE SMOTHERED IN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the cabbage in a large kettle, and add the diced apple, 2 teaspoons of the salt, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil then simmer, covered, about 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• In hot butter, saute the onion until golden. Add the onion to the cabbage along with 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, vinegar and sausage. Cook, covered, 20 to 30 minutes until sausage is heated through. To serve, spoon the cabbage onto a heated platter, topping it with the sausage.

SMOTHERED GRITS WITH JALAPENO SAUSAGE AND BACON

Steps:

• Add a couple of tablespoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add diced bacon and fry until crispy. Drain bacon, reserve a couple of tablespoonfuls of bacon grease.
• Add sliced sausage to pan and cook for about 7 minutes until sausage is browned nicely. Add all vegetables and seasonings to pan except garlic.
• Cook for about 5 minutes, add garlic, cook for a couple of minutes more. Serve over grits. Topped with bacon.
• To prepare grits, in a large pot bring all liquids to boil, add butter and seasonings. Slowly stir in grits while whisking nonstop for about two minutes.
• Reduce heat to low and cook grits, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes. Adding extra broth as needed to keep the grits thin. Add cheese and whisk well, add more broth if needed and eat up!