Turkey has been a staple part of Thanksgiving dinner in many households for decades. However, you don’t have to eat a typical, boring turkey every Thanksgiving. This mouthwatering smoked pork sausage with hard-cider sauce is a recipe that will spice up your Thanksgiving meal this year and will probably become a new family favorite.
Pork Sausage with Hard-Cider Sauce
What you’ll need:
- 1 dried chipotle chile
- 1/2 cup hard cider
- 2 Granny Smith apples (halved and cored)
- 2 ounces rye bread (crust removed, sliced into bite-size pieces)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Four 4-ounce smoked pork sausages
- 1 pound broccoli (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (cubed)
- 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
Cooking instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, cover the chile with hot water and let stand for 30 minutes.
- Bake apple halves with the cut side down on a baking sheet for 30 minutes. Let apples cool.
- Scoop pulp out of the apples and into a food processor.
- Stem and seed the chipotle, then chop and add to the food processor. Puree.
- Spread the bread in a pie plate and bake for 10 minutes.
- In a saucepan, boil the hard cider with the vinegar, sugar and the apple/chile puree. Simmer until reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from heat and season with salt.
- Grill the sausages on medium heat until they’re lightly charred on all sides and cooked thoroughly. Place on a plate and tent with foil.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil and sit in the broccoli. Season with salt and cook until brown. Stir in the caraway, mustard, cider sauce and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil.
- Remove broccoli and sauce from heat, stir in butter and add salt as needed.
- Serve sausages covered in broccoli and sauce. Garnish with bread pieces.
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