Weeeeeee! A not really a trip trip report...

[ConcKahuna]

I tried calling and texting you on this day but the text kept getting returned and the call wouldn't go through, so I gave up and just ate more.

That is really odd

 

[turkygurl]

As we were sampling the tasty dishes at F&W, we came across the Spicy Chicken Sausage with sweet corn polenta in Canada. It was really good, and had a topping that was sweet, sort of maple-y, with a little bourbon flavor, and red bell peppers and onions. A lot of us really liked it (and many other dishes) so Mike and I bought the cookbook for this year. I was flipping through it on Monday night, since I was going to try to make the sausage dish for dinner on Tues, and I realized, "It's not the same." The dish in the cookbook adds maple syrup, fresh corn, and onions to the polenta, but it doesn't give you the sauce/topping. Well, at first I was a little mad (think), but then I realized, "I can cook. I tasted the dish. I can recreate it." So I did.

I bought Aidelle's chicken sausage with apples (since I do not have the time to make my own chicken sausages-Tom Colicchio can bite me), an onion, and a red bell pepper.

I started off by julienning the 1/2 of the pepper and 1/2 the onion. While the veggies were on the cutting board I added salt, freshly ground black pepper, crushed red pepper, and cayenne pepper to them. Then I tossed them into the heatedskillet, where I had just added about 1 tbs of olive oil. I let them soften, then I added 3/4 cup water. While that was reducing, I started the polenta: 2 cups milk, 2 cups water, 1 tsp kosher salt in a pot, on high (until boiling). While that was heating, I added 1/4 cup maple syrup (I just used the pancake syrup we had on hand) 1/4 cup water, and a little less than 1/4 cup bourbon. Stir, add a little more salt, and let it reduce. When the milk/water boils, gradually add 1 cup ground cornmeal and stir constantly. When I added the polenta, I slipped the sausages in the oven, on BROIL (turn once after about 6 min). The polenta was ready after 11 min of stirring. I pulled the sausages out of the oven, threw them on top of the polenta, topped with the sauce and served. Quick, easy, and tasted just like Epcot. I tasted the sauce a couple of times to make sure it was spicy enough, sweet enough, etc. The kids loved it too.

It took 27 min start to finish.

 

[rpmdfw]

That sounds very yummy!

I'll have to make sure to sample that when we're at Epcot tomorrow night with Jeff and Jon.

It also reminds me that I wanted to find the recipe exchange thread and add the recipe for french onion risotto that I whipped up on Monday night.

 

[dustyraye]

Tom Colicchio can bite me

Tom Colicchio can bite me anytime!!

 

[wallyb]

Tom Colicchio can bite me anytime!!

I'd take a nice tongue bath!

 

[jenn&nelsonrego]

I'd take a nice tongue bath!

Both of my cats would be happy to oblige. Would you like Oola, the Calico or Moush, the Maine Coon?

 

[wallyb]

Both of my cats would be happy to oblige. Would you like Oola, the Calico or Moush, the Maine Coon?

Cat's have scratchy tongues. no thanks.

Tom's is probably all slickery !