PORK AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium. Add sausage; cook, turning often, until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add panko and ¼ teaspoon salt to pot; cook, stirring constantly, until golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Wipe pot clean. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium. Add onion, carrot, and garlic; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add ground pork, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt; cook, breaking up pork with a wooden spoon and stirring occasionally, until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook until darkened and coating pork, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1¾ cups water, crushed tomatoes, and thyme, scraping up browned bits; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring often, until sauce thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, diagonally slice sausage.
• Add beans and sliced sausage to pot. Cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs. Sprinkle with panko and thyme leaves before serving.

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for seasoning mix together in a small bowl and sprinkle generously on both sides of pork chops.
• (Save the extra seasoning mix to add to the sauce later if you think it needs more seasoning--I tossed it out, and then wished I had a little bit more to make it a little spicier).
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add the pork chops, a few at a time and cook them until they are lightly browned on both sides (about 2 minutes per side).
• Remove the pork chops to a platter and set aside.
• Reduce the heat to medium.
• Add the flour and stir constantly until the roux is the color of peanut butter, about 4 minutes.
• Add the onions, salt, and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, until the onions are slightly soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, bay leaves, chicken broth and water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Return the pork chops to the pot.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add the smoked sausage and the potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.
• Serve with either steamed white rice or rice pilaf.