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Bangers and Mash
Bangers and Mash is a delicious mid-week dinner that's quick to prepare and fills the tummy. It's also a recipe that's great value for money.
Ingredients
- 8 sausages, good quality meat of your choosing
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 sprigs rosemary
- 15 g unsalted butter
- sea salt, to season
- olive oil, for frying
Onion gravy
- 1 large red onion, finely sliced and separated
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 100 ml Balsamic vinegar
- 40 ml Worcestershire sauce
- 100 ml beef stock, or vegetable stock
Mashed potato
- 1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 bunch chives, finely sliced
- 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and add the potatoes.
- Heat a glug of olive oil in a large oven-proof frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the sausages, gently pricking each with a toothpick or fork to prevent the casings from bursting. Smash the garlic cloves and add to the pan along with the rosemary. Cook the sausages for a few minutes until browned, then add the butter. Once the butter has melted, baste the sausages to coat and the place the pan in the oven to cook.
- Place a seperate non-stick frying pan on medium-high heat and add a glug of olive oil. Add the red onion and cook for about 1 minute before adding the sugar and a pinch of salt. Add the butter and stir to coat. Then add the Balsamic vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for a couple of minutes until reduced slightly, then add the beef stock. Bring to a boil and reduce to a gravy sauce consistency.
- Meanwhile, once the potatoes have softened, drain using a colander and return the pot to medium heat. Add the strained potatoes back into the pot and mash using a masher. Reduce the heat to low, add the olive oil and stir using a silicone spatula. Add the chives, mustard and a pinch of salt. Stir until evenly combined.
- Evenly divide the mashed potato onto each serving plate. Place the sausages atop the potato and top with the onion gravy. Serve immediately.
