Peanuts, Sausage, And Ginger Wrapped In Romaine

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 16 ounces polska kielbasa or 16 ounces smoked beef sausage (i use hillshire farms)
• 1 -2 head romaine lettuce
• 2 -3 ounces fresh gingerroot (dried won't do)
• 10 -16 ounces planters salted peanuts (i've tried other brands, they don't taste as good. dry roasted won't do.)
• 1 bunch cilantro, washed and trimmed (optional)
• 1 small red onion, sliced thinly (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice kielbasa into coins about 1/8 inch thick.
• 2 grill coins until they start to carmelize, turn and cook to taste.
• 3 as kielbasa is cooking, wash& rinse romaine leaves do not tear, pat dry.
• 4 peel ginger-- i use a vegetable peeler and slice into matchstick-sized pieces-- put ginger into a small bowl or sectioned serving tray.
• 5 pour peanuts into bowl or section of serving tray.
• 6 chop cilantro (if desired) i just cut it up with scissors-- put into small bowl or sectioned serving tray.
• 7 slice onion (if desired) in small bowl or sectioned serving tray.
• 8 once kielbasa is nicely carmelized, remove from heat and place on paper toweling, blot with another paper towel.
• 9 you will need to have sausage, peanuts, ginger, optional cilantro and/or optional red onion on a tray or table to construct.
• 10 to assemble:.
• 11 place romaine leaf on plate.
• 12 line kielbasa coins along spine of leaf from end to tip.
• 13 on each coin place a matchstick of ginger (or two or three).
• 14 sprinkle peanuts liberally along the spine (to taste).
• 15 add cilantro and onion to taste.
• 16 fold romaine leaf like a taco or burrito and enjoy!