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Saturday 10 November 2018

Sausage Casserole - It's Great



This recipe suggestion is from 'The Hairy Bikers', it's their take on sausage casserole, and it makes a wonderfully warming and filling dish - it also freezes well. The Hairy Bikers are "David Myers and Simon King, two northern blokes with a passion for cooking and food." 

Ingredients:
Serves Six
1–2 tbsp. oil
12 good-quality pork sausages
6 rashers rindless streaky bacon, cut into 2.5cm/1in lengths
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½–1 tsp hot chilli powder or smoked paprika
400g tin chopped tomatoes
300ml/10fl oz. chicken stock
2 tbsp. tomato purée
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. dark brown muscovado sugar
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
2 bay leaves
3–4 sprigs fresh thyme
100ml/3½fl oz. red or white wine (optional)
400g can butter beans or mixed beans

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:
1. Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the sausages gently for 10 minutes, turning every now and then until nicely browned all over. Transfer to a large saucepan or a flameproof casserole dish and set aside.
2. Fry the bacon pieces in the frying pan until they begin to brown and crisp then add to the sausages.
3. Place the onions in the frying pan and fry over a medium heat for five minutes until they start to soften, stirring often. You should have enough fat in the pan, but if not, add a little more oil.
4. Add the garlic and cook for 2–3 minutes more until the onions turn pale golden-brown, stirring frequently.
5. Sprinkle over the chilli powder or smoked paprika and cook together for a few seconds longer.
6. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and herbs.
7. Pour over the wine, or some water if you’re not using wine, and bring to a simmer.
8. Tip carefully into the pan with the sausages and bacon and return to a simmer, then reduce the heat, cover the pan loosely with a lid and leave to simmer very gently for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time. 
9. Drain the beans and rinse them in a sieve under cold running water. Stir the beans into the casserole, and continue to cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick.
10. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.

Each serving provides: 23.5g protein, 16g carbohydrates, 28.5g fat, 4.5g fibre 

From an original idea here

Dear reader - you will find a variety of articles and recipe ideas within this blog, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

18 comments:

Carol Blackburn said...

Looks awesome! I bet it would make the house smell great while cooking, too. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Yes please, I would like some.

Tina

mxtodis123 said...

I do love bacon and I love sausage, but both have too much sodium for me. This does look yummy though and probably wouldn't hurt to try.

DIMI said...

Hello Jan!
Wow! It sure looks great and so yummy!
I love sausage ,beans and bacon!
I’ll try this recipe very soon!
Have a lovely weekend!
Dimi...

HappyK said...

Oh yes, that does look good.

Christine said...

So yummy!

Out on the prairie said...

What a nice combination, I like the butter beans used

Valerie-Jael said...

Sounds wonderful! Valerie

Tom said...

...just right for a cold evening.

Elephant's Child said...

Not for me, but the Hairy Bikers are fun to watch.

William Kendall said...

I'd probably skip the beans, but everything else sounds good.

Conniecrafter said...

This looks like a great treat for a fall afternoon!
Hope you are enjoying your Autumn weather!

Victor S E Moubarak said...

We had a version of this at our church group meeting recently. Thanx for the recipe.

God bless.

Teresa said...

Otra receta muy sabrosa. Besitos.

Debbie said...

what a great recipe, it sounds very yummy!!

carol l mckenna said...

Looks delish!

Happy Veterans Day
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Magic Love Crow said...

I agree, it does sound great! Thanks Jan!

Debbie said...

YuM!!!