This Oven Sausage and Vegetables is made with Sausages, Potatoes, Carrots, Onion & Garlic in a braising liquid of Wine, Pimento Paste, Oil, Lemon Juice with Paprika & Bay leaves. While the go-to seasoning for this recipe is just the Salt & Pepper blend along with the Smoked Paprika and ground Bay leaves. You can certainly add in additional Herbs like Parsley, Oregano, Basil, Rosemary or Thyme. As well as additional Vegetables. The base recipe and technique is the same.
Servings: 4portions
Prep10 minutesmins
Cook 1 hourhr
Rest Time20 minutesmins
Equipment
1 Casserole with Cover
Ingredients
1lb.Sausages - See notes
2MedPotatoes - cubed into 1 inch pieces
2MedCarrots - Sliced into 1/4 inch slices
1MedOnion - Diced or quartered
5ClovesGarlic - added in whole or chopped
Braising Liquid
1CCarlos Rossi White Wine - See notes
1/4COil & Sweet Pimento Paste - each
2 - 4TblLemon Juice - For a less acidic dish add in 2 Tbl of Lemon juice instead of 1/4 C.
1TblHodi or Smoked Paprika
1/8tspGround Bay Leaves
Salt & Pepper Blend
1TblSea Salt
1tspBlack Pepper
1/2tspWhite Pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 F with the rack in middle position. Combine all the braising ingredients together in a Casserole dish and mix well.
Prepare the Vegetables and add them into the Casserole.
Chop or tear Chourico Sausages into bite size pieces. If you are using previously frozen Chourico Meat, then just add them into the Casserole along with the Vegetables.
Mix everything well and cover. Cook in the oven for 45 minutes. Then uncover to cook for another 15 minutes, or until the Vegetable are tender. Remove and let cool. Adjust the seasoning if needed by adding in the Salt & Pepper Blend to taste before serving. If using Goya White Cooking wine, this will already have sufficient Salt and additional seasoning may not be needed. Optionally add Pepper to taste.
Notes
Sausages
Use either already premade Portuguese Chourico Sausages torn or chopped into large bite size pieces or Homemade Chourico Sausages chopped to 1 inch or larger pieces and marinated overnight and added to this dish raw. With the leftovers portioned into Ziploc bags for other recipes.Store bought, or Homemade Italian Sausages can also be used whole with the skin pricked to avoid splitting or chopped into large pieces.
Braising Liquids
Carlos Rossi White Wine, Beer, Goya White Cooking Wine can be used. For an Alcohol free version, use 1/2 C Tomato Juice & 1/2 C Water with 1/2 a Bouillon Cube of Chicken or Pork.
Spiciness
Hot Paprika may also be used instead of Smoked for a spicier dish, or Hot Pimento Paste used instead of Sweet Pimento Paste. The type of Sausage (hot or mild) you add can also increase the heat.
Chicken with Oven Sausage and Vegetables
Season Chicken Quarters, Thighs or Legs and place on top of the Vegetables. Cook the same as above. When taking out the Tray to rest, remove the Chicken and place back into the oven with the oven heat shut off to rest at the same time the Sausages and Vegetables are resting. Any liquids remaining can be poured off into a saucepan and reduced to drizzle over the Chicken and Vegetables if desired.
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Portuguese
Keywords: Braised Sausage and Vegetables, Oven Sausage and Vegetables, Sausage and Vegetables