Spicy Italian BBQ Sausage and Pepper

I frequently roam the internet looking for new recipes, old recipes, things I've never tried to cook before, and about a month ago I went into a skewer and kabob phase where I put everything imaginable on a wooden stick for two weeks. After doing the normal steak, chicken, and shrimp, I came across an awesome recipe on allrecipes.com for an Italian sausage skewer that can only be described as 'awesome'.

This recipe is not for the faint of heart...it is SPICY!!!

Recipe from allrecipes.com

Ingredients

2 pounds spicy Italian sausage, sliced
1 large red bell pepper, cut into large chunks
1/4 pound jalapeno peppers, cut into large pieces
1 large red onion, cut into chunks
1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer
1/2 pound sliced provolone cheese



Directions

1. Place sausage, red bell pepper, jalapeno peppers, and red onion in a large bowl.

2. Pour in beer. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.



3. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil grate.

4. Alternately thread sausage, red pepper, jalapenos, and onion onto skewers.

5. Cook on the prepared grill until sausage is evenly brown and vegetables are tender.

6. Melt provolone cheese over the hot ingredients during the last few minutes of cooking.


I have cooked these 3 times within the past 2 months, and it has came out awesome every time. I can add a few tips that will help in preparing this dish.

- I add scotch bonnet peppers, and any other spicy peppers I can get my hands on when preparing this dish.
- Soak the peppers and sausage separate in the beer first for at least 2-3 hours before adding the sausage. The beer will pull some of the spice out of the peppers, and help permeate the sausage when placed in.
- Do not soak the sausage in the beer for more than 3 hours. This will cause the sausage to start to break apart.
- As with any meal you are cooking on skewers, soak wooden skewers for at least an hour before using. I know other websites and cookbooks may say soak for 20 minutes, but I recommend longer.
- After cuting the sausage, remove the casings before placing it into the beer marinade.
- The more spicy peppers the better.