Sausage Sub with Onion and Pepper
Christopher and I love my sausage sub recipe with onion and pepper so much that when I told him we were having them for supper, I swear I heard him weep.
When I was growing up, my family used to have sausages, onions and peppers a lot. My mom would cut the sausages into one inch chunks and fry them in an electric fry pan with the sliced veggies.
Mmmmmm. Then we’d have it over crusty rolls and we’d all be happy little campers.
But I didn’t want to make it this way. At least not yet because I wanted to cook my sausages in gravy instead of frying them like my mom did.
I used to make these sausages and gravy the slow cook way which took 6 hours. But ever since I got my pressure cooker, I make it in that and it saves me so much time.
And it comes out soooo delicious. So, I am amending this recipe to reflect these changes.
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Helpful tips
- Instead of slow cooking the red gravy and sausage, you can instead use a pressure cooker. Here is an easy spaghetti sauce with sausage recipe so I won’t explain how to cook that again here.
- Slow cooking causes the sausages to be soft, juicy and succulent but so doesn’t pressure cooking them. 🙂
- You can use any cheese you prefer on top of the sub, but I love how muenster tastes so that’s what I used.
How to make a sausage sub
Pre-step
Get out your wok or large sauté pan.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – red bell pepper and onion.
Step two
Slice the onion in thin rings and the pepper in slices.
Step three
Heat the wok on medium and once that heats up, add the oil and once it shimmers it’s hot enough.
Step four
Add the onion, pepper, salt and garlic paste and sauté for 10 minutes.
After the gravy and sausages are done, I transfer them to a big pan.
Doesn’t that look flavorful?
Step five
Place one of the racks in your oven to the second highest position and turn the broiler on high.
Step six
Cut your crusty rolls in half and place them on a small jelly roll pan.
Step seven
Spoon onion and pepper on the bread.
Step eight
Cut two sausages in slices and place them on the vegetables. One sausage on each slice of bread.
Step nine
Add the gravy (or sauce) and be as generous as you want.
Step ten
Add a slice of cheese to each sub setup. I used muenster because I love it, but use whichever kind you prefer.
Step eleven
Place the pan under the broiler. I stand there and watch them so the subs don’t burn. It takes about one minute for the cheese to melt.
Yay! Time to eat. They are so delicious.
I hope you enjoyed this sausage sub recipe!
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Sausage Sub with Onion and Pepper
Ingredients
Onion and Peppers
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion (cut in thin slices)
- 1 red bell pepper (cut in thin slices)
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste or 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Extras
- 1 crusty roll
- 2 slice muenster cheese
Instructions
- Heat sauté pan or wok on medium and add 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Once the oil shimmers, Add onion, red bell pepper, salt and pepper and sauté for 10 minutes
- Turn oven to broil
- Cut crusty roll in half
- Spoon some cooked veggies on the roll, cut a sausage in pieces and add the meat on each half (one sausage a piece)
- Spoon gravy on sausage and place a piece of muenster cheese on each bread half
- Broil sub for 1 minute or until cheese has melted
- Plate
- Eat
- Smile
- Enjoy
Equipment
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- Instead of slow cooking the red gravy and sausage, you can instead use a pressure cooker. Here is an easy spaghetti sauce with sausage recipe so I won’t explain how to cook that again here.
- You can make the sausages and gravy a day or two before.
- Slow cooking causes the sausages to be soft, juicy and succulent but so doesn’t pressure cooking them. 🙂
- You can use any cheese you prefer on top of the sub, but I love how muenster tastes so that’s what I used.
Nutrition
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This looks so good! I am going to have to make this for my family soon!
Thank you Kristina!
I like this recipe, so flavourful, I can use veggie sausages.
You certainly could Jagruti, but I probably wouldn’t cook them in the sauce!
This is something my family would really love. So much delicious sauce!
Thank you Michelle!
Oh this is so making me crave for a good sub now..! I love sausages and that sauce… oh yum! Love the pretty color.
Veena, thank you so much!
I actually do the same with the napkins! haha 🙂 Terry tries to never let me get hold of a napkin else it’s pretty much a crumpled goner! haha 😀 The flavours for this sub is super flavourful – a change from the usual deli subs! 🙂
Thank you Joyce! Hehe on the napkins. Christopher foists a bunch of napkins on me as he knows my quirks!
Similar to you, growing up, my mom made sausage and peppers that she then mixed in with pasta sauce and served over spaghetti. It was one of my favorite meals. As an adult, I don’t think I’ve had this dish (well at least not as far as I can remember). I think it is time that we change that. I love your spin of transforming a classic into a sandwich. It’s definitely worth all the napkins that were sacrificed.
Lol Lynn! Thank you!