GRILLED POLISH SAUSAGE TOPPED WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, SWEET POTATO MASH, AND GRILLED TOMATOES

Grilled Polish Sausage topped with Caramelized Onions, Sweet Potato Mash, and Grilled Tomatoes image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

Ingredients

6 links polish sausage
1 white onion, quartered and sliced
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons whole, unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Sweet Potato Mash, recipe follows
Grilled Tomatoes, recipe follows
2 sweet potatoes, medium
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons whole, unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon dried ginger
1 teaspoon minced chipotle pepper (optional)
1 sweet potato, medium
Vegetable oil, for frying
5 small Roma tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Slice the sausages on the diagonal and cook in a grill pan over medium-high heat, until grill marks form, about 3 minutes on each side.
Saute 1 quartered and sliced white onion in a medium pan in extra virgin olive oil until tender. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and 1/4 cup of sugar to the pan and coat the onions evenly. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan and continually stir the onions until they are brown. Top sausages with onions and.serve with Sweet Potato Mash and Grilled Tomatoes.
Salt Cut 2 medium sized sweet potatoes into small, 2-inch cubes and boil in salted water, in a large pot, until the cubes are fork tender, about 7 minutes. Once the sweet potatoes are fully cooked, drain the water from the pot and place into a medium sized bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup of milk and 2 tablespoons of butter. Add 1/4 teaspoon each of cumin, cinnamon, and ginger. For added heat, add 1 teaspoon of minced chipotle pepper. Mix together with a masher or wooden spoon until the ingredients are fully integrated, then set aside.
Slice the sweet potato into 1/8-inch triangles. Fry the triangles in vegetable oil in a medium sized saute pan until crisp. Use the triangles as a garnish in the sweet potato mash.
Place the tomatoes in a large pot of boiling water for approximately 2 minutes. Remove the tomatoes and immediately shock them in ice water. Once the tomatoes are cool, peel away the tomato skins. Cut the tomatoes in 1/2, and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the tomato halves in a grill pan, and cook until each side is seared, roughly 3 minutes per side. Remove the tomato halves from the pan and set aside.