Sausage & Pepper Hero

Photo: Lady Catherine Gourmet

Ingredients

Fresh Hero Rolls

Shredded Mozzarella

Grated Romano Cheese

Fresh Basil Leaves

Olive Oil

Baked Sausage & Peppers:

Ingredients:

4 hot sausages

4 sweet sausages

Bunch of fresh basil - chopped

Bunch of fresh parsley – chopped

5 cloves garlic - crushed & chopped

1 tablespoon of Capers plus a little caper juice

1 Jalapeño – sliced with seeds

1 large onion – sliced

4 Sweet Italian peppers – sliced

28 ounces can crushed tomatoes

Dashes of Red Pepper flakes

Dashes of Dried oregano

Dashes of Paprika

Dashes of Chili Powder

Olive oil for drizzling

Preparation

Preheat Oven 350 degrees:

In a baking dish drizzle a little olive oil place and place all of the veggies plus the can of crushed tomatoes and spices. Drizzle the top of the veggies with a little olive oil.

Bake for about 30-35 minutes.

In a separate baking dish place the sausage and bake for about 30-35 minutes in the oven with the veggies.

When completed baking cut the sausage lengthwise and place in with the veggies and toss.

Building the Hero:

Open the hero lengthwise and drizzle a little olive oil over the bread, place face down on a heated griddle. Take a few basil leaves and place on a heated griddle and drizzle a little olive oil over the leaves. Grill for a minute or two. Remove the hero and place the basil leaves on the bread. Place grated mozzarella and Romano on the bread and then fill the hero with the sausage and peppers. Top with more mozzarella and Romano cheese and some more grilled basil.