Smoked Sausage with Vegetables

[Keltin]

Hello all! I see this is in the Outdoor Cooking section, so I’m imagining that the Dutch Oven in question here is an outdoor DO? I’ve never used an aluminum outdoor DO, but I do own and use a cast iron outdoor DO. I’ve got a few TNT recipes that I’ll share for this!

Smoked Sausage with Vegetables

I’ve made this many times in the past, but last night was the first time I did it in a DO. This is a super simple and very tasty recipe that can be done in about an hour with only one batch of coals.

Ingredients:

1 Large Smoked Sausage (such as Hillshire)
1 Bag Baby Carrots, washed and drained
1 Medium Onion, coarsely chopped
5 Medium Potatoes, peeled and cut into 1” pieces
2 Tbsp Minced garlic
1 Bottle of Beer (pale, 12 oz)
2 Tbsp oil
Salt and Pepper to taste

Dutch Oven: 10”
Coals: 20 - 12 on top, 8 on bottom

Preparation:

Place the potatoes in a large boil with the onion and garlic. Add 1 Tbsp of the oil along with salt and pepper then toss the mixture to evenly coat.

Prepare the coals and place 8 under the DO and 12 on the lid. Let the DO heat for 5 minutes. Once heated, remove the lid to a safe place and add the final Tbsp of oil to the DO. Next, add the potatoes, onion and garlic mixture. Stir to distribute. Now, add the carrots and arrange them so that they rest on top of the potatoes and onions. Replace the lid and allow to cook for 35 - 40 minutes or until the potatoes are just becoming tender.

Now, Add 3/4 of the beer to the DO (the last 1/4 is for the cook!). Finally, lay the smoked sausage on top of the vegetables. Return the lid to the DO and allow to cook for another 15 – 20 minutes.

To serve, plate the vegetables on a large platter. Cut the sausage on a bias into 1/2" medallions and place the medallions on top of the vegetables and deliver the platter to the table.

Fresh corn on the cob and hot buttered rolls or biscuits go great with this.

The second we made this outdoors, just to see if it would work, we added two ears of corn on the cob on top of the other veggies. It turned out great. The corn was fantastic. So, for a little extra out of this recipe, add a couple ears of corn if you like.