Sweet Sausage With Sweet and Sour Figs Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

1 1/2 lbs sweet italian sausage
1 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp white wine
2 tsp tomato sauce
salt and pepper
1 cup sugar
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
1 slice lemon
10 oz dried figs (i used mission)

Directions:

To make figs combine sugar, vinegar, cinnamon , cloves and lemon slice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil , then simmer for 5 minutes. Add figs, cover and simmer til tender, about 30 minutes Cool figs in syrup,letting them sit til they come to room temperature Can do this early in day or day before.
Cook sausages in oil and 2 tablespoons of the wine til cooked and brown. Remove from heat and slice into bite sized pieces. Pour off fat from pan and deglaze with 4 tablespoons of water and remaining wine. Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper and simmer 1 minute. Add figs with syrup to sausages and heat thru.
To serve cut figs into bite size pieces and spear sausages and figs on tooth picks and serve warm. After cutting figs I kept everything in the pan on a low simmer til ready to serve. I assembled them immediately before serving.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	202.49 Kcal (848 kJ)
Calories from fat	53.44 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.94g	9%
Cholesterol	17.01mg	6%
Sodium	341.15mg	14%
Potassium	291.3mg	6%
Total Carbs	27.02g	9%
Sugars	21.42g	86%
Dietary Fiber	2.52g	10%
Protein	9.84g	20%
Vitamin C	3.1mg	5%
Iron	1.1mg	6%
Calcium	55.6mg	6%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	166.04 Kcal (695 kJ)
Calories from fat	43.82 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.87g	9%
Cholesterol	13.95mg	6%
Sodium	279.74mg	14%
Potassium	238.87mg	6%
Total Carbs	22.15g	9%
Sugars	17.56g	86%
Dietary Fiber	2.07g	10%
Protein	8.06g	20%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	5%
Iron	0.9mg	6%
Calcium	45.6mg	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Shrimp Creole

Onion, Celery, Garlic cloves, Olive oil, Tomatoes and 10 more..
Watermelon Rind Preserves

Chopped watermelon rind, Water, Salt, White sugar, Water and 4 more..
Marinated Mussels

Dry white wine, Onion, chopped, Mussels, cleaned and 10 more..
Greek Lemon Chicken With Angel Hair Pasta

White wine, Olive oil, Lemon juice, Grated lemon peel and 19 more..
Simple Shrimp on the Barbie

Olive oil, White wine, Lemon juice, Sea salt and 6 more..
Rhubarb Chutney

Sugar , plus, Sugar, Red wine vinegar, Cinnamon sticks and 6 more..
Kittencal's Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

Olive oil, Mayonnaise (do not use salad dressing) and 10 more..
Hot Toddy

Lump of sugar, Water, Cinnamon stick, Lemon , rind of and 2 more..
The Winter Cider

Sugar, Boiling water, Cinnamon sticks, Lemon , rind of, of and 3 more..
The only Marinara

Olive oil, Chopped garlic clove (peeled ) and 7 more..
Poached Salmon Salad with Cucumber Dressing

Dry white wine, Water, Salt, Parsley sprigs, Dill sprigs and 9 more..