Street Corner Sausages With Grilled Onions And Fennel

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small fennel bulb
• 2 large yellow onions
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 6 fresh sausages, such as italian (each sausage should weight 4-5 ounces and be 1 1/4 inches thick)
• 6 hot dog buns or 6 rolls, split
• 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard (or to taste) or 1/2 cup coarse grain mustard (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 cut off the stalks and outer leaves of the fennel bulb.
• 2 cut the bulb in to lengthwise slices, 1/8 inch thickness keeping the root end attached to prevent the slices from falling apart.
• 3 slice the onion crosswise, making 1/2 inch width slices.
• 4 lighty brush both sides of the fennel and onion slices with olive oil.
• 5 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 grill the slices directly over medium heat for 12-14 minutes or until tender; turn once during grilling time.
• 7 remove from the grill and allow to cool.
• 8 cut away the bit of root from each fennel slice.
• 9 cut the fennel and onion slices into 1/2 inch pieces.
• 10 grill the sausages over direct medium heat for 12-15 minutes or until firm and no longer pink; turn once during grilling time.
• 11 a few minutes before the sausages are cooked, toast the cut sides of the buns over direct medium heat.
• 12 put a sausage inside a toasted bun; add some grilled fennel and onions; drizzle with mustard.