Sausage and Peppers

Sausage and peppers — Italian sweet sausage (or hot, or a combination) seared in a skillet, then simmered with sliced bell peppers (green, red, and/or yellow) and onions until the peppers are soft and the sausage is cooked through — is the Italian-American street food served at every San Gennaro festival, every street fair, and every Italian-American block party. The dish is on a hero roll at the fair; it's on a plate over pasta at home. The technique is nothing more than sear, simmer, and serve — and the result is greater than the sum of its three ingredients.

Italian sausage links (sweet, hot, or mixed) browned in a skillet, then combined with sliced bell peppers and onion in the rendered sausage fat, simmered with a splash of water or wine until the peppers are soft, the onion is translucent, and the sausage is cooked through. The peppers should be soft and slightly caramelised, not crunchy. The onion should be sweet and melted. The sausage should be juicy with a browned exterior.