Monday Munchies- Broccoli Rabe and Sausage Heros

I love making comfort food, especially toasty heros. Warm, crunchy, chewy and tasty, what more could you want? How about the fact that it contains almost all the food groups all in one sandwhich!

Broccoli Rabe and Sausage Hero
1 package SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE
1 BUNCH BROCCOLI RABE
1 bag SHREDDED MOZZERELLA
1 WHITE ONION
4 tablespoons OIL
4 cloves GARLIC
1 LOAF ITALIAN BREAD
1 BEEFSTEAK TOMATO
1 teaspoon SALT
1 tablespoon SUGAR (white)
1 POT
1 LARGE FRYING PAN
1 MEDIUM FRYING PAN

Making broccoli rabe depends on personal taste. I like bitter food when paired with non bitter foods, I will go on to explain ways to fine tune the flavour to your tastes
Fill your pot with water and your salt, while this is getting ready wash your broccoli rabe off and cut into peaices, keep stems, disgard buds. You will want to keep some of the stems. Cut your root ends of your onion off and peel the exterior off. Cut in half then cut into small slices with the grain of the onion. Place 2 table spoons of oil into your large frying pan and put your onions in and sprinkel them with your sugar. This carmalizes it. Place them in a thin layer to ensure even cooking.

Your water should be boiling now, place your broccoli rabe in. You can keep the flame on high. Once the onions are done turn flame off strain the broccoli rabe. You don't have to worry about getting rid of all the water because a little bit will help he onions from drying out. Place the broccoli over the onions.

Now if you don't like your broccoli rabe too bitter after its done boiling place in an ice and water bath. Then transfer to onions. I really don't find this nessicary but its all personal taste. Cut up your garlic into thin slices and then cut those in half and add them to the frying pan.  Turn flame back on mix up and sautee untill soft and water has evaporated. While this is sauteeing take 1 tablespoon of oil and place it in a small fryingpan and add your sausage. Keep turning on a medium flame half way before they are done cut all in half and fry inside down. Once they are done transfer them to a plate, and stop sauteeing your rabe.

Now cut you italian bred into sandwhich size peices and slice in half. Sprinkel mozzerellaon one side and place in broiler for 5 minutes or untill melted. Cut your beefsteak tomato into thin slices. Now you can esemble your sandwhich. I usually place susage on the bottem, then broccoli rabe, then tomato and drizzel with oil.

Tomorrow I will share my simple chicken curry recipe =]