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Sausages - how to liven them up a little
phepia
08-04-2014
I have some butches made pork sausages for tonight's meal.

We often just have them in a casserole with mashed potato, or over/grilled with mashed potato.

Any ideas on jazzing them up into something different please?
I would prefer simple ideas as my son will be cooking it for me, and he's useless in the kitchen (and hates potato he's now decided)
Thank you
Watcher #1
08-04-2014
Toad in the hole, with onion gravy and some veggies?
Kiko H Fan
08-04-2014
Are they straight pork, or are they flavoured with anything?
MrsCloumbo
08-04-2014
He could cook them, chop them up, then toss in some pasta with a tomato sauce? Maybe a basic side salad.
Easy, quick and cheap.
MrsCloumbo
08-04-2014
Easy, basic tomato sauce...
Fry onion and garlic till soft and opaque.
Add tin of tomatoes, good knob of tom puree, teaspoon of sugar, dash of vinegar and any herbs you may fancy such as basil. Bring to boil and simmer for as long as you've got, the longer the better ... delicious.

Think its great he's cooking for his mum.
Hope you enjoy whatever you end up getting

Edit to add .. herbs obviously optional and tom sauce is lovely without.
RAINBOWGIRL22
08-04-2014
Originally Posted by MrsCloumbo:
“He could cook them, chop them up, then toss in some pasta with a tomato sauce? Maybe a basic side salad.
Easy, quick and cheap.”

Originally Posted by MrsCloumbo:
“Easy, basic tomato sauce...
Fry onion and garlic till soft and opaque.
Add tin of tomatoes, good knob of tom puree, teaspoon of sugar, dash of vinegar and any herbs you may fancy such as basil. Bring to boil and simmer for as long as you've got, the longer the better ... delicious.

Think its great he's cooking for his mum.
Hope you enjoy whatever you end up getting

Edit to add .. herbs obviously optional and tom sauce is lovely without.”

Yep Sausage-meat pasta is a firm fave in our house!

Take sausages out of casing (make sure they are "good sausages" - IE high in pork), cut them into equal sizes.

Shallow fry until sealed along with some diced onion and garlic. I also throw in mushrooms... sprinkle over an Oxo Cube. Add passata and herbs (oregano, basil and paprika) and ketchup. Simmer in a pan for half an hour to let flavours seal

Meanwhile prepare your pasta and a side salad.

Sorted.

We are actually having this for dinner tonight!
indianwells
08-04-2014
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“Yep Sausage-meat pasta is a firm fave in our house!

Take sausages out of casing (make sure they are "good sausages" - IE high in pork), cut them into equal sizes.

Shallow fry until sealed along with some diced onion and garlic. I also throw in mushrooms... sprinkle over an Oxo Cube. Add passata and herbs (oregano, basil and paprika) and ketchup. Simmer in a pan for half an hour to let flavours seal

Meanwhile prepare your pasta and a side salad.

Sorted.

We are actually having this for dinner tonight!”

Good girl!
MrsCloumbo
08-04-2014
Mmm that sound pretty good RainbowGirl.
I will try it your way next time I have this.
I like the addition of mushroom and the oxo cube interesst me, never considered adding this before, does it add some depth to ths sauce?
I'm giving this a go this very week!
c4rv
08-04-2014
Originally Posted by MrsCloumbo:
“Mmm that sound pretty good RainbowGirl.
I will try it your way next time I have this.
I like the addition of mushroom and the oxo cube interesst me, never considered adding this before, does it add some depth to ths sauce?
I'm giving this a go this very week!”

The mushrooms are nice to have, the oxo cube will help deepen the flavour and thicken the sauce as its basically a flavour enhancer.
MrsCloumbo
08-04-2014
Originally Posted by c4rv:
“The mushrooms are nice to have, the oxo cube will help deepen the flavour and thicken the sauce as its basically a flavour enhancer.”

Mmm OK thankyou c4rv
simon40
08-04-2014
sausage casserole packet mix is nice and add a tin of baked beans - makes a nice change.
norbitonite
09-04-2014
Might be too much faff, but a 'cheat's cassoulet is good.

Fry the sasuages until lightly browned all over in a heavy-based casserole or deep oven-proof pan.

Remove sausages and add a couple of chopped rashers of bacon to the pan (smoked is best). Fry gently to render out the fat.

Remove bacon and add a finely-sliced onion to the pan. Sweat until turning transluscent (if I have them, I will also add a finely diced carrot and stick of celery with the onion). When the onion becomes see through, add a couple of finely chopped garlic cloves (or a squirt of garlic puree/teaspoon of 'lazy' garlic) to the pan and cook for 2 minutes more.

Add a good squirt of tomato puree to the pan and cook out for about 5 mins.

At this point I sometimes add half a teaspoon of smoked paprika, but it is entirely optional.

Now add either a couple of cans of drained borlotti or cannelini beans, or a can of each, or a can of one and a can if baked beans. Also add a can of chopped tomatoes, a squirt of tomato ketchup, a bayleaf and season. Taste a little of the sauce - you may want to add a teaspoon of sugar to counteract the acidity of the tomatoes, although if you are using carrot, baked beans and tomato ketchup you probably won't need to.

If I have any open, I'll also add a glass of red wine.

Put the sausages and bacon back in the pan and simmer the whole lot until the sauce has reduced and is coating the beans and the sausages with a bit of extra, thick sauce, rather than being too liquid.

Meanwhile, whizz some stale white bread (any kind will do and I leave the crusts on) with some flat-leaf parsley together in the processor to make fairly coarse breadcrumbs.

Sprinkle a thick layer of breadcrumbs over the sausage and bean mixture, drizzle a little olive oil over the top and either pop into a hot oven or under a medium grill until the topping is nicely browned.

Serve with a green salad with a mustardy dressing.
RAINBOWGIRL22
09-04-2014
Originally Posted by indianwells:
“Good girl!”

I will love you forever for this Sir.

I still refer to it a IW's sausage-meat pasta
DianaFire
09-04-2014
I do the pasta version as well, but by the time I've roasted the veggie sausages, added them to onion for a bit, tipped in black onion seed and balsamic, bunged some cannelini beans in followed by tinned toms and some fresh, then chucked some hot pepper sauce in for good measure, there's seldom any room left for the pasta.
JulesF
09-04-2014
Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“Yep Sausage-meat pasta is a firm fave in our house!

Take sausages out of casing (make sure they are "good sausages" - IE high in pork), cut them into equal sizes.

Shallow fry until sealed along with some diced onion and garlic. I also throw in mushrooms... sprinkle over an Oxo Cube. Add passata and herbs (oregano, basil and paprika) and ketchup. Simmer in a pan for half an hour to let flavours seal

Meanwhile prepare your pasta and a side salad.

Sorted.

We are actually having this for dinner tonight!”

This is a firm favourite in our house too. I do a very similar version to yours, minus the mushrooms, as I'm not keen on them.
Harry.Kewell
09-04-2014
There's a nice maggi packet called Tuscan sausage which is pretty good..brown the sausages off and add them to the bag with some carrot, red onion, and butter beans and its great. plus its easy to do as you just let it cook itself in the bag.
pearlsandplums
10-04-2014
I do a sausage and chorizo casserole. Easy and v tasty.
Cut up a load of root veg (i usually use waxy potatoes, butternut squash and carrots) and an onion. Cut some chorizo and raw sausages into bite sized chunks. Toss everything in flour, tip into a roasting tin, add some garlic and herbs (thyme for me) and about a cup of stock. Give it alla good mix and bake for about 40 mins
RAINBOWGIRL22
10-04-2014
Originally Posted by JulesF:
“This is a firm favourite in our house too. I do a very similar version to yours, minus the mushrooms, as I'm not keen on them.”

I chop them into very big pieces so I can pick them out of my portion..
degsyhufc
10-04-2014
I must admit that I don't like sausages cut up in a casserole or stew.


If I fancy something different than a fry up or sausage sarnie then I make a burger out of two or three.
phepia
10-04-2014
We ended up with sausages and chips.
He overcooked the sausages, but chips was acceptable. Then I nagged him because he didn't serve veggies.
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