On 12/22/2010 12:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/22/2010 1:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I'm not sure how to do this. MIL made this all the time but I don't like
>>> Italian sausages and didn't eat them. I know sometimes she put them in
>>> the
>>> gravy (red sauce) and served over pasta. When she did this, my husband
>>> would pick them out because he hates the gravy.
>>>
>>> In my mind somehow I am confusing these with fajitas I think. Do I put
>>> onion in there as well?
>>>
>>> If I don't put them in the red sauce, how do I serve them? Can I just
>>> serve
>>> them along with some rice or potatoes? Is it served on a bun?
>>>
>>> I bought some sausage at Costco because it is so cheap there, but I have
>>> far
>>> more than I can use in the casserole recipe. I do plan to make that for
>>> Christmas morning and also New Year's day. They expire on Jan 1. I do
>>> not
>>> want to put them in the freezer because I know they will never get eaten
>>> if
>>> I do. I will never eat them. Daughter will eat them in the casserole
>>> but
>>> not sure she will eat them otherwise.
>>>
>>> If I do make them in gravy, I can just eat around them. And I can just
>>> pick
>>> them out for husband. He will eat them when made that way. He just
>>> doesn't
>>> like a lot of the gravy.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>> I never heard of making sausage and peppers with gravy. Your fajita
>> example is a lot closer to the classic version. Just cut up a bunch of
>> onions and bell peppers and fry with the sausage. As an option you can add
>> say banana peppers.
>>
>> Serve on some good quality hoagie buns. Done.
>>
>> http://recipes.kaboose.com/img/Kab_S..._2_rdax_65.jpg
>
> What my Italian in-laws refer to as gravy is tomato sauce.
>
>
The question, I believe, was are your in-laws from Sicily?

I grew up with Sicilianos and their red pasta sauce was called gravy. I
don't think Italians from other regions of Italy use that term.

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