Spicy Sausage in Carrozza
- 6 spicy Italian sausages
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing
- 15 whole garlic cloves
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 (4-ounce) pieces pizza dough, store bought
- In a saucepan add 1/2-inch water to the pan.
- Immerse sausages in water and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove sausage and dry the pan.
- Return to the heat and add the olive oil on medium heat.
- When hot return the sausage to the pan with garlic cloves and saute until medium brown all over.
- Remove garlic to a bowl.
- Remove sausage to a plate to cool.
- Use a fork to mash the garlic with salt and pepper.
- Stir in mustard and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut each piece of dough into 2 and roll out until 1/4-inch thick.
- Cut 6 pieces of dough about 3 inches wide and 1/2-inch shorter then the length of sausage, just enough to wrap around sausage with the ends peeking out.
- Spread bottom of each dough with a tablespoon of garlic/mustard paste.
- Set sausage on top, moisten 1 dough edge with a wet finger so it sticks together and roll.
- Press the seam firmly and set them on a lightly floured sheet pan, seam side down.
- Brush with olive oil.
- Bake until brown all around.
- Remove and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Cut into 3/4-inch long pieces and serve.
italian sausages, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, salt, mustard, pizza dough
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/spicy-sausage-in-carrozza-recipe2.html (may not work)