"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Yes, they are from Sicily. Could be that only people from that region call
it that, but I have heard countless people call it that when I was living in
PA and also in NY. Could maybe be a regional thing. We don't have a lot of
Italians here in this part of WA so that term is not used here.