Kielbasa and Hot Pepper Sandwiches

     There are sandwiches and then there are sandwiches!  This is a casual post that shows you how much fun it is to get together with friends and make simple, great food.  Nothing is better than a beer with a great sandwich.  We choose a manly classic sandwich made up of kielbasa and hot peppers.  Dam they were good.  You must choose your beer to match the great taste of these sandwiches.

     I think we will start by introducing my friends that made this night so much fun.  Dave Sampson is on the right and Scott Rutledge is on the left.  We all share a passion for savory foods and beer. 

     What you need-

Great Friends to cook with

Kielbasa 

Long Hot Peppers

Onions

Sturdy Rye Bread

Swiss Cheese

Assorted Brown Mustard

Salt

Pepper

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Assorted Dark Beers (or a gluten-free beer in Scott's case)

Pickles 

Chips 

Dips

Sour-kraut 

     We started this party with a few beers and conversation.  Dave found some unique bourbon maple pickles that were great.  Scott had a couple different chip types that I could not stop stuffing my face with.  We solved the world's problems and discussed our favorite sandwiches.

     Before we knew it, it was time to cook.  As I cleaned the peppers, Dave tossed the kielbasa in a big pot to boil.   I think Scott chopped the onions, but thanks to the beer and nonsense I'm not certain.

     The hot peppers were tossed with a few chopped onions, salt, pepper, and a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.  Just because I thought we should, I started to saute some sour-kraut.  After all kraut and kielbasa are natural together.  Also as a fall back, we fried up some sweet peppers.   We boiled the kielbasa until it was a tender and bulging.  The pepper are done when they're fork tender.

     We had a number of beers to try, but the winner was obvious to me.  Dave found an oatmeal stout that stole the show.  It was going to be great with a man sandwich.

     I really didn't think the night could get better, but the sandwiches ere yet to come.

     Every man that is a man, knows how to make a great sandwich.  You do what you want, it's all good, but this is my blog so I'll tell you how I made mine.  The sour kraut would be good with kielbasa alone, but I had a another classic in mind.

 I started with 2 slices of a good sturdy rye and gave them but a spread of brown mustard.  Dave had 3 to choose from.  I pick a hot brown with horseradish.  Next I cut a piece of kielbasa long as the bread and I split it lengthwise.  I covered that with a fine deli Swiss cheese.  Then topped it off with some of those long hots.  What else can I say, the night got even better.

                                 What a sandwich!