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Beer Braised Sausages

These sausages are a quick and easy dish that take only minutes to cook up. For extra credit, make your very own homemade mustard...your guests will thank you.

food

Beer Braised Sausages

These sausages are a quick and easy dish that take only minutes to cook up. For extra credit, make your very own homemade mustard...your guests will thank you.

Supplies

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 8 sweet Italian sausages
  • 12 ounces Leffe Blonde (plus 2 tablespoons for the mustard)
  • 2 sprigs fresh oregano (removed from stems and chopped)
  • 2 fresh sprigs of thyme or more oregano for plating

Steps

  1. Add 1 teaspoon olive oil to a skillet.
  2. Add garlic, brown.
  3. Add sausages, brown on all sides.
  4. Pour beer over sausages.
  5. Add 2 sprigs of fresh oregano to pan.
  6. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 8 minutes and let beer cook down.
  7. Plate with sprigs of fresh herbs.

Supplies

  • 6 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 4 tablespoons sherry vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons Leffe Blonde

Steps

  1. In a small bowl, combine mustard seeds, sherry vinegar, 2 tablespoons beer, and salt. (Add a bit more sherry vinegar to cover, if needed.)
  2. Set aside at room temperature, for 15 minutes
  3. Blend to desired smoothness in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. (At this point, you can strain out the seed husks, if you like smooth mustard, using a fine-meshed sieve and pressing the mustard though with a rubber spatula.)