Best Sausage Stuffed Red Onions Recipes

Sausage and Cheese-Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Quick-Pickled Red Onions and Radishes image

Provided by Elena Besser

Categories main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
Kosher salt
1 small red onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
2 small radishes, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 large poblano peppers, stemmed, halved lengthwise and seeded
1 pound ground pork
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
6 ounces shredded jack cheese
Cilantro leaves and tender stems, for garnish

Steps:

Position a rack on the top of the oven and preheat to broil.
Combine the vinegar, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/3 cup warm water in a mason jar. Cover and shake to combine until the sugar and salt dissolve. Add the onions and radishes and set aside.
Drizzle the oil over the peppers, season with 1 teaspoon salt and arrange on a baking sheet cut-side up. Broil on the upper rack of the oven until blistered and softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
Mix together the pork, garlic, paprika, chili powder, cumin and 2 teaspoons salt in a large bowl. Transfer to a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook, breaking up the pork into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain the excess fat and set aside to cool.
Stir half of the cheese into the pork. Distribute the mixture evenly in the cavities of the peppers. Top with remaining cheese and broil until melted and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.
Top with the pickled onions and radishes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!

Sausage-Stuffed Red Onions image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 1h40m

Yield Makes 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 small-to-medium red onions
Coarse salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage
1/3 cup grated tart green apple, such as Granny Smith
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 cup plain dried breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
3/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese (3 ounces)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice off tops and bottoms of onions, leaving at least a 2-inch diameter exposed at the top. Scoop out the inside of each onion (about halfway down) using a melon baller or a spoon. Season insides with salt. Transfer onions to a baking dish, and cover with parchment, then foil. Bake until just starting to soften, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble sausage into skillet, and cook, stirring, until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add apple and fennel seeds, and cook until sausage is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
Drain sausage mixture, reserving juices in a medium bowl. Finely chop sausage mixture, and add to bowl. Stir in breadcrumbs, parsley, sage, and 1/4 cup Gruyere. Let cool.
Fill onions with stuffing (about 3 tablespoons each), then top with remaining 1/2 cup Gruyere. Bake until tops are crisp and brown, about 20 minutes more.

SAUSAGE-STUFFED RED ONIONS image

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 small-to-medium red onions
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage
1/3 cup grated tart green apple (e.g. Granny Smith)
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon fine chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
3/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese (3 ounces)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice off tops and bottoms of onions, leaving at least a 2-inch diameter exposed at the top. Scoop out the inside of each onion (about halfway down) using a melon baller or spoon. Season insides with salt. Transfer onions to a baking dish, and cover with parchment, then foil. Bake until just starting to soften, about 1 hour. 2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble sausage into skillet, and cook, stirring, until almost cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add apple and fennel seeds, and cook until sausage is not longer pink, about 2 minutes. 3. Drain sausage mixture, reserving juices in a medium bowl. Finely chop sausage mixture, and add to bowl. Stir in breadcrumbs, parsley, sage, and 1/4 cup Gruyere. Let cool. 4. Fill onions with stuffing (about 3 tablespoons each), then top with remaining 1/2 cup Gruyere. Bake until tops are crisp and brown, about 20 minutes more.