Potato Sausage Sliders
The recipes I bring to my table are about family traditions and these Potato Sausage Sliders combine several flavours from our kitchen. Growing up an immigrant with my Calabrese nonna, I learned to cook with simple, but flavourful ingredients. Potatoes are widely used in Italian cooking and their recipes stem from a “cucina povera”. Nonna fried potatoes with sausages as a main dish; this recipe takes that ides and turns it into a slider. I developed this recipe for the Little Potato Company Contest, but didn’t win; however, I think that you will be pleased with this recipe.
I am always looking for new ways to update our recipes. Cooking and the way we perceive meals changes and new recipes bring a little excitement when called to the table for a meal. I am always searching for new methods for food preparation and presentation. My grandson inspires me to change things up a bit. With him I am looking for finger foods and recipes that cook quickly. He also loves sauces and I incorporate yogurt into as many sauces as I can for him. This recipe has a yogurt/garlic sauce. He loves to cook and we continue the tradition my nonna started.
My Potato Sausage sliders use The Little Potato fingerlings; their oblong shape surrounds the spicy Italian sausage. At first bite your mouth explodes with the crunch of the potato and the peppery texture of the sausage. Then you are hit with the sharpness of the asiago and the garlic yogurt sauce.
This recipe works well as a starter; however,served with a hearty salad, this quickly turns into a main dish.
The Potatoes are easy to find at most supermarkets.
Wash and clean them.
Cut them lengthwise, but not all the way through.
Take the sausage out of the casing and divide into pieces that will fit the potatoes.
Stuff into the slit potato without breaking.
Place in a pan with canola oil.
Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and place into a 400 F oven for 30 minutes.
They come out of the oven crispy and delicious.
Serve with yogurt Garlic Sauce.
Potato Sausage Siders
Potato Sausage Siders make an easy appetizer as well as a main.
Ingredients
The sliders
- 3 Italian sausage links I used hot
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 package The Little Potato Fingerlings
The Garlic Yogurt Sauce
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup garlic sauce any creamy brand you choose
- 1 tbsp chopped Italian parsley
Instructions
The sliders
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Wash and clean the potatoes.
Dry them.
Cut each potato lengthwise but not through.
Remove the sausage from the casings into pieces that will fit your potatoes.
Stuff the sausage into the potatoes.
Place into a baking dish.
Combine the Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and oregano.
Sprinkle over the sliders.
Drizzle the 3 tbsp of olive oil over the potatoes.
Cook in a 400 F oven for 30 minutes.
The Garlic Yogurt Sauce
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Mix all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.
The Assembly
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You can serve the sauce on the side or over the sliders.
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