Hot Italian Sausage Panini with Pickled Peppers

Name: Hot Italian Sausage Panini with Pickled Peppers
Prep time: 1 h 24 min
Cook time: 1 h 24 min
Total time: 1 h 24 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 6 ciabatta rolls or 1 loaf ciabatta bread, cut into 6 servings; 2 garlic cloves, smashed; 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 1 medium onion, sliced; 113 grams Parmesan, shaved; 113 grams or 6 thin slices provolone; 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and sliced; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 2 teaspoons salt; 454 grams or 6 links hot Italian sausage, butterflied; 1 Tbsp sugar; 355 milliliters water; 355 milliliters white vinegar

Hot Italian Sausage Panini with Pickled Peppers might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 565 calories, 32g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have pepper flakes, garlic cloves, vinegar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 24 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

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In a large pot, combine the white vinegar, water, red pepper flakes, salt, sugar, and garlic and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once boiling, remove the pot from the heat and add the sliced peppers and onions.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Distilled White Vinegar

Peppers

Garlic

Onion

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Pot

Let the ingredients pickle at room temperature for about 30 minutes. The peppers will last up to 1 month in a re-sealable container that has been stored in fridge.

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Peppers

Pickles

Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Arrange the butterflied sausages on the grill, cut side down. Cover the sausages with a sheet pan and weigh it down with a tea kettle filled with water or a heavy pan. Grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side.

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Sausage

Water

Tea

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Grill Pan

Grill

Frying Pan

Slice the rolls in half and brush them, inside and out, with the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Roll

Layer a slice of provolone over the bottom half of each roll.

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Provolone

Roll

Add the cooked sausages to the cheese, top with some of the pickled peppers and onions, then finish with 3 pieces of shaved Parmesan and, finally, cover with the top half of each roll.

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Parmesan

Sausage

Peppers

Cheese

Onion

Roll

Put the sandwiches in a panini press, 2 or 3 at a time, and cook until the bread is crisp and cheese is melted, about 4 to 5 minutes. If you do not have a panini press, grill the sandwiches in a large skillet over medium heat and put a cast iron or heavy-bottomed pan on the sandwiches to flatten. Cook for 3 minutes per side.

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Cheese

Bread