Shelly's Recipe

ANDOUILLE IN COMFORTING BARBECUE SAUCE

Category: Sausage

Comforting Barbecue Sauce
4 cups onions, finely chopped
1 cup celery, finely chopped
1 cup bell pepper, finely chopped
1 cup parsley, finely chopped
1 cup peanut oil
1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
3 cups steak sauce
1/2 cup Louisiana hot sauce or 3 cups ketchup
2 tbsp cayenne pepper
3 tsp salt or to taste
1 cup Southern Comfort Liquor

1 lb andouille sausage or smoked sausage

Sauce: Saute onions, celery, bell pepper, and parsley in peanut oil until the onions are clear or tender. Add garlic and cook a little longer. Add steak sauce, hot sauce, and ketchup. Add salt to taste. Add Southern Comfort. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook for 2 to 3 hours. Makes about 3/4 gallon. This will keep in the refrigerator for weeks.

Slice the sausage 1/4 inch thick and combine with 1 cup sauce. Heat well on stove or in a chafing dish. Serve with small pieces of French bread or use toothpicks to spear andouille.