Polynesian Sausage Supper Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Set aside half of the marinade for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add sausage. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 3 hours., Drain and discard the marinade from sausage. On metal or soaked wooded skewers, alternately thread the sausage, pineapple, cantaloupe and green peppers. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 10 minutes or until sausage is browned, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook the sausage, onion and green pepper until the sausage is lightly browned; drain.
• Add tomatoes, broth brown sugar, garlic powder, and pepper.
• Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
• Stir pineapple into sausage mixture.
• Bring to a boil; cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and reserved pineapple juice until smooth; gradually add to sausage mixture.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• Place onion, green peppers, tomatoes, drained pineapple chunks (reserve juice), tomatoes, bouillon cube, brown sugar, garlic powder, ginger and pepper. Top with water chestnuts then sliced sausage. Cook low for about 6 - 8 hours. (Note my crockpot only needs about 6 hours.)
• Approximately 30 minutes prior to doneness, combine reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch; add to the crockpot and stir to combine. Replace the lid on the crockpot and turn the heat up to high for about the remaining 30 minutes of cooking time. Serve over rice.
• Note: As an alternative method to thicken, drain juices from crockpot into a saucepan. Combine reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch. Add cornstarch mixture to the pan of juices and boil for about 2 minutes. (If tasting, refrain from redipping spoon. Enzymes in salvia break down the starch and will make watery.) Return the sauce to the crockpot and stir to glaze.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Add the Brussels sprouts, parsnips, sweet potatoes and onions to a baking sheet. Add the olive oil, sage, salt and pepper and toss. Put the sausages in and around the vegetables.
• Bake until the sausages are cooked through and the vegetables are tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage, onion, and green bell pepper until vegetables start to become tender, about 8 minutes; add pineapple and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pineapple is hot, about 5 minutes more.
• Beat pineapple juice and cornstarch together in a bowl using a whisk. Stir brown sugar, cider vinegar, soy sauce, and minced garlic with the pineapple juice until the sugar dissolves into the liquid; pour over the sausage mixture and cook until the sauce thickens, 5 to 8 minutes.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, saving juice.
• Add enough water to juice to measure 1 and 1/4 cups. Set aside.
• Place pineapple, sweet potatoes, and sausage in 8x8x2 inch casserole dish.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan. Gradually add pineapple juice/water, and stir until blended.
• Cook, stirring constantly, on med/low heat until it thickens and comes to a boil.
• Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add butter until melted.
• Pour over sausage mixture in casserole dish.
• Cover and bake 35-40 minutes at 350°F.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• Bring rice and 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Place sausages into a skillet with 1/2 cup water over medium heat, cover, and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Thinly slice sausages. Combine sausages with onion, green pepper, and celery in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until vegetables start to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes, beef broth, pineapple, garlic powder, black pepper, and brown sugar into sausage mixture. Cook and stir until brown sugar has dissolved and mixture comes to a simmer. Whisk reserved pineapple juice with cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture into sausage mixture and cook until sauce thickens and turns clear, about 2 minutes. Serve sausage mixture over cooked rice.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. (Be sure to use at least a 12-inch size skillet to hold all ingredients.) Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Sprinkle the sun-dried tomatoes and penne evenly over the sausage. Pour the broth and milk over the pasta. Cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the spinach a handful at a time and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. (It may seem like a lot of spinach, but it will wilt considerably.) Stir in the Parmesan and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Note: You can use Italian pork sausage, but you may have to spoon some of the fat off before adding the pasta.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 tablespoon juice (discard remaining juice or save for another use). Thread the sausages, water chestnuts, pineapple and red pepper alternately onto 14 metal or soaked wooden skewers. , In a small bowl, combine the honey, soy sauce, nutmeg, pepper and reserved pineapple juice., Grill kabobs, uncovered, over medium-hot heat for 6-7 minutes on each side or until the sausages are browned, basting occasionally with marinade.