Sausage Casserole Recipe James Martin Food

TASTY SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Gently fry the sausage in a large pan (a wok is good) in the olive oil until cooked through and golden brown.
• Remove sausage and keep to one side. Now, in the same pan fry the onions and garlic untill softened. After 5 mins or so add the peppers, mushrooms and sundried tomatoes, cook for a further few mins then return the sausages to the pan.
• turn the heat up high, add the red wine and cook for a few mins to reduce slightly.
• Add the passata, sugar, basil and paprika and simmer for half an hour. (or as long as you want really the longer its left the better the taste its amazing reheated the next day!)
• Season to taste if liked and serve with fluffy rice, crusty bread or with pasta. Try with any other veg in you like.

SAUSAGE & BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.
• Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.
• Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.
• Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 - 2 mins or until the aromas are released.
• Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.
• Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.
• Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of aduki beans and cook for a further five minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a large pan on a medium heat, fry the sausages 5 mins turning frequently.
• 2. Scatter over the onion, and cook for another 5 mins until softened.
• 3. Increase the heat and add the rosemary and apples, and cook for 3-4 minutes till the apple changes colour.
• 4. Add the cranberry sauce and mustard to the stock and stir, then add the stock to the pan too.
• 5. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 10 mins.
• 6. Season to taste and serve with mashed potatoes (sweet potatoes work well with this dish)