Monday, November 12, 2012

Video: Sausage with Roasted Root Vegetables

That title says it all.  This is such a straightforward dish that I almost feel like talking about it will make it more complicated than it should be.  I will say that this is great comfort food and really hits the spot when our weather is getting colder.


For the most part I will not be giving actual counts on the ingredients for this one.  This is essentially one that you change up as you feel necessary.  Although I will mention the amount of spices I used even though that too is more of an eyeball estimate.

Ingredients
rutabaga
turnip
potato
carrot
onion
mushroom
Sausage
garlic
1 12 oz can diced tomato
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder
1/4 teaspoon paprika

Method
small to medium dice everything.  Mix with seasonings, and 1 tablespoon olive oil.  Cook at 350 for roughly 1.5 hours or till veggies are tender.  cook at 400 for 15 minutes to brown the top.


Time for a pint...


9 comments:

  1. This looks delicious Jon! As a vegetarian I'll either have to leave out the sausage or use a vegetarian one. The flavor of the veggies and seasonings will still be delicious. Have you found a way to make dicing a rutabaga or turnip easier. They are very hard and tough to cut through.

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    1. I had forgotten how tough the rutabaga was to cut through when I shot this. I should have cut it in half before I cut the slices. This gives a much more stable surface. Other than that it really is just powering through.

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  2. Jon - Wow I am going to have to try this one. It sounds great. I love being able to use different vegetables as much as possible.

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    1. Me too. The amount of new food items available at the local market continuously grows. Its great to find stuff you might not have thought to use before (I have a video coming up soon that should be really fun).

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  3. Hey Jon, that looks delish! And reminds me it's dinner time. Have you ever tried tossing those root veggies in the micro to make them a little softer for cutting? I do that with squash.

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    1. I tend to follow restaurant mentality when it comes to stuff like that. There is no way you would have time to nuke that many veggies to prep them for a dinner service. So the answer is always to sharpen your knife and muscle through.

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  4. Ahhh a recipe destined for a non-cook like me!

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    1. Food should be easy. There is no reason for even non-cooks to not enjoy great foods. (Of course premade stuff doesn't count as great food. It merely gets the job done).

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  5. Interesting, I've actually never used a rutabaga or turnip in a recipe... definitely sounds like a good fall dish. Also, your shirt cracked me up!

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