Campfire Cooking

Ranger Vick's Old-Fashioned Paddy's Creek Campfire Sausage Pepper Packets!

Prep: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 Minutes Serving Size: Serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 link sausages

• 1 large red onion, cut crosswise into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices

• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch slices

• 1 chile pepper of your choice (spice it up!), cut into 1/2- inch slices

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil • 1/2 cup torn fresh herbs, such as basil and oregano

• 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

• 4 hoagie rolls, split

• 8 (3/4-ounce) cheese slices (a local Hoop cheese is highly recommended!)

Directions

1. Heat a camping stove or grill to medium-high heat, or fit a grilling grate over the direct heat of glowing campfire embers. Place the sausages, onion slices, bell pepper slices, and chile slices on a cast iron pan directly over the heat source; grill, turning occasionally, until charred, about 10 minutes.

2. Tear or cut 4 (18-inch) squares of aluminum foil. Divide the sausages and vegetables evenly among the foil squares. Drizzle evenly with the oil; sprinkle evenly with the herbs, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat. Gather the edges of each foil sheet into a packet, and crimp to seal. Place the packets on the grill grate; grill until the sausages are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. *Pro tip: add apple slices to the packets for an unexpected flavor twist!

3. Top the bottom half of each roll with 2 cheese slices, if desired. Divide the sausages and vegetable mixture evenly among the rolls.

4. Sit back, relax, eat heartily and enjoy the call of the whippoorwills on the winds.