Turkish Kielbasa and Mushrooms

 You won't find this dish in Turkey, but it was inspired by Turkish cooking.

1 lb Sausage [kielbasa or Italian]

1 medium onion

olive oil and butter

4-5 medium mushrooms, thick sliced

3-6 small green peppers – to taste

½ t cumin seed

3-4 cloves garlic

1 t Paprika  

3 medium tomatoes

½ cup wine

1 cup yogurt

¼ cup chopped parsley

1. Carmelize the onion.[optional] Cut into 1/2" slices. Heat 1 T olive oil and 1 T butter over medium heat.  Add the onions, sprinkle with 1 t sugar, and stir. Reduce heat and stir every 5' until onions turn a rich yellow - brown.  Remove from frying pan.

2.In same pan, add 1 T olive oil and sauté sausage over medium high heat for 5'. Then add mushrooms, peppers, garlic and cumin seed. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10'.   Add to the bowl with the onions.

3. Deglaze the empty frying pan.  Turn heat to high, and pour in the wine. It shou;ld boil quickly and you can reduce to a simmer.  Scrape the bottom and sides of the pan to remove all the borwn bits.

4. Add chopped tomatoes,  paprika,  yogurt and simmer over medium heat for 5'.  Return all the other ingredients to the pan, and mix together.

5. Top with parsley & serve with rice or noodles