On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:56:47 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>I made this tonight using the recipe at allrecipes.com. It got very mixed
>reviews. Most people really seemed to love it but a few felt there wasn't
>enough flavor. Some people said to add a bit of sugar or wine. Because I
>had 6 ounces more smoked sausage than what was called for, I added more
>veggies, more seasonings and another can of beans which were pinto because
>that was all I had that didn't have other seasonings added, like cumin. I
>added a couple of squirts of ketchup, thinking this would add to the flavor
>and then perhaps mistakenly added a few more squirts. Perhaps I should have
>added a bit of tomato sauce or paste instead. The overall end flavor was
>too ketchupy I think.
>
>Everybody ate it and nobody complained. Daughter and I felt it was okay.
>Probably not something I will make again. But I had a smoked sausage that I
>wanted to use up and I had quite a few cans of beans that were just sitting
>there. So I thought I would give it a shot.
>
>Oddly it was made entirely on top of the stove. And because all of the
>liquids were drained off, I felt it needed a bit of a sauce. Which is why I
>put in the ketchup. It did make a filling meal. I will say that.

Smoked sausage with *ketchup* is EXTREME TIAD!