summer ale kielbasa stew

Name: Summer Ale Kielbasa Stew
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) kielbasa saugase, sliced thin; 8 ounce(s) thick cut, or slab bacon, roughly chopped; 1 - vidalia onion, sliced thin; 3 clove(s) garlic, sliced thin; 1 - red bell pepper, sliced thin; 1 - yellow bell pepper, sliced thin; 2 pound(s) ripe plum tomatoes, rough chopped; 1 cup(s) summer wheat ale; 1 - bay leaf; 1 tablespoon(s) paprika, sweet; 1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes (or more if you like it hot!!!); - salt and pepper to taste

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Maggie May Schill

Jacksonville, FL

Updated on Jun 19, 2012

Tomorrow is the first day of summer! In celebration of summer I decided to make my Slavic husband a very Slavic dish. A peasant dish actually that owes its existence to the spice trade through the areas of Hungary and Slovakia in the post-medieval ages. Paprika is the primary spice in this dish. It is hardy and heavy, highly acidic with a tomato base. Not to mention good and yeasty with a wheat summer ale. I used Sam Adam's particularly. The light Lemon nodes in Sam Adam's Summer Ale really compliments this stew in my opinion. Once again; if you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it!

Rate

prep time 5 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

8 ounces kielbasa saugase, sliced thin
8 ounces thick cut, or slab bacon, roughly chopped
1 - vidalia onion, sliced thin
3 cloves garlic, sliced thin
1 - red bell pepper, sliced thin
1 - yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, rough chopped
1 cup summer wheat ale
1 - bay leaf
1 tablespoon paprika, sweet
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more if you like it hot!!!)
- salt and pepper to taste

How To Make summer ale kielbasa stew

Step 1

Heat a dutch oven, or heavy soup pot over medium low heat. Add bacon to pot and brown for 5 minutes until lightly browned.

Step 2

Raise heat to medium. Add onions and stir with bacon. Stir occasionally until onions are lightly browned. About 5 minutes.
Step 3

Add garlic, yellow and red bell peppers and stir. Stir occasionally and cook until slightly browned. About 5 minutes.
Step 4

Add sausage, paprika and red pepper flakes. Stir and cook for about 3 minutes.
Step 5

Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes begin to break up and release their juices. About 5-7 minutes.
Step 6

Add ale and bay leaf. Raise heat to high and bring pot to a boil.
Step 7

Once pot has hit a boil, lower heat to medium-low again and cover pot. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Serve hot. I served it with toasted sour dough bread. The yeasty bread is excellent with this yeast inspired stew!
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