Sausage Casserole With Red Wine Food

HEARTY SAUSAGE, BEAN AND RED WINE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a casserole dish. Add the sausage and brown. Remove the sausage and set to one side. Add the onion, celery and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato puree and flour and cook for approx 1 minute.
• Pour in the wine, bring to the boil and bubble to reduce it by about 2/3rds. Add the stock and bring back to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Halve the sausages diagonally and return them to the pan. Simmer for 15 minutes until the sausage cooks through and the sauce thickens.
• Stir in the beans and cook for a further 5-10 minutes to heat them through; season to taste.

SAUSAGES WITH MUSHROOMS AND RED WINE

Steps:

• Soak the porcini mushrooms in warm water to cover for at least 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prick the sausages all over with a fork and cook them in a large skillet in the oil until well-browned on all sides. Drain on paper towels when done.
• In a heavy casserole, saute the onion and the garlic in two tablespoons of butter until soft. Sprinkle on the flour and cook for a minute, stirring, without burning.
• Add the tomatoes, wine and chicken stock. Season to taste, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the sausages and simmer another 15 minutes, or until you are sure they are cooked.
• Slice the mushrooms and saute them in the remaining butter in a separate skillet. Season with salt and pepper and add to the sausages. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Correct seasonings and serve.

SAUSAGE AND KIDNEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut kidneys in quarters, discarding the hard centre.
• Heat half the oil and half the butter in a large pan and lightly brown the kidneys and sausages.
• Remove the sausages and kidneys from the pan, slicing the sausages into thirds.
• Add remaining oil and butter to pan and cook onion and mushrooms for five minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Sprinkle with flour, stir, then add wine.
• Stir until all residue in pan has been incorporated then add tomato puree, stock and bay leaf.
• Stir until thickened slightly, season to taste, then add the kidney and sausage.
• At this point, transfer to slow cooker if required and cook on a low heat for a couple of hours.
• Alternatively, cover the pan and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more stock if required.
• Sprinkle with parsley to serve.

RISOTTO WITH RED WINE AND SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Take the skin off the sausages, and pinch the meat into a non-stick frying pan. Fry meat until crusty and golden, then drain off the oil, and set the meat aside.
• Heat the olive oil and half the butter in a pan. Fry the onion gently until softened but not brown. Add the rice, and using a wooden spoon, toss well until the rice is coated in the buttery onions. Pour in red wine and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Add a ladle full of the hot stock to the rice. Stir carefully over medium heat until the stock has been absorbed. Continue to add the stock a ladle full at a time. This should take about 20 minutes.
• Add the sausage meat, and stir for another 10 minutes until the rice is cooked but not soft.
• Turn off the heat and add the Parmesan, remaining butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir through. Cover and leave to rest for 3-4 minutes before serving.