Braised Sausage with Peaches
Farmer sausages with peaches and peppers, braised slowly until tender and sweet.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup diced onion about 1 medium onion
- 6 farmers sausages sliced into chunks
- 1½ cups chopped sweet peppers any colour or a variety
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 10-12 large mushrooms, sliced
- ½ cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 3 medium peaches peeled and chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 handful fresh chopped parsley
- fresh snipped chives
Instructions
- Heat dutch oven on stovetop and add fennel seeds to dry pot. Toast until slightly fragrant. Remove seeds to cool.
- Add olive oil to pot and add diced onion. Saute until golden.
- Add sausage rounds and sear on medium-high heat until they start to brown.
- Add garlic, chopped peppers, mushrooms and fennel seeds. Saute for a minute or two, just to start the cooking process.
- Increase heat and add chicken broth. Cover and cook on low for 30 minutes. May also be cooked in an oven at 350° for about an hour.
- Meanwhile peel and chop peaches. Stir cornstarch into orange juice. Add to pot, cover and cook another 20-25 minutes until sauce is thickened and reduced.
- Stir in fresh chopped parsley before serving.
- Garnish with more parsley and fresh minced chives if desired.
Notes
This is excellent served over rice or noodles.
Nutrition
Calories: 713kcalCarbohydrates: 17.3gProtein: 38.5gFat: 54.3gSaturated Fat: 7.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 2154mgPotassium: 311.4mgFiber: 2.3gSugar: 9.8g
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