Tailgating Sausages - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup giardiniera
4 Italian sausages, cooked (preferably grilled)
4 slices provolone cheese, cut into strips
4 hot dog buns or 4 bratwurst buns, split
mustard, your choice of flavor
ketchup, and mayonnaise if desired

Preparation

In a small food processor, combine the sugar and giardiniera; cover and process until blended.
Make a slit lengthwise 3/4 of the way through the sausage, starting and stopping 1/2 inch from the end. Fill with the giardiniera mixture and to with the provolone cheese.
Place sausages in the buns; wrap individually in a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Place on a medium-hot grill in the parking lot of the stadium, and heat through until the cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.
Top with mustard, ketchup, and mayo if desired.