SAUSAGE AND MASH
SAUSAGE AND MASH
SAUSAGE AND MASH

Ingredients
  • 8 sausages
  • 2 onions
  • sliced
  • ½ tsp dried mixed herbs
  • ½ tsp English mustard
  • 600ml/20fl oz stock (ideally beef
  • although chicken or vegetable is fine)
  • salt and black pepper
  • 2 tsp softened butter
  • 2 tsp plain flour
  • 900g/2lb potatoes
  • peeled and chopped into equally sized cubes
  • 50g/1¾oz butter
  • 100ml/3½fl oz milk
  • 300g/10½oz frozen peas
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
  • Put the sausages in a roasting tin and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 10 minutes then turn the sausages and cook for a further 5 minutes
  • or until they have a good colour on the outside.
  • Add the sliced onions to the tin. Mix the dried herbs
  • mustard and stock together and pour over the sausages and onions. Return the tin to the oven for a further 20 minutes
  • or until the sausages are cooked through and the onion gravy thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • For the mash
  • boil the potatoes in a pan of boiling water until tender. Drain and mash.
  • Heat the butter and milk until the butter has melted. Add a pinch of salt and pepper then pour over the mashed potato and mix until smooth. Set aside until ready to serve.
  • Cook the peas in a saucepan of boiling water for 2–3 minutes
  • or steam them for 1–2 minutes. Drain thoroughly and set aside.
  • For the sausages and onion gravy
  • mix the softened butter and plain flour together to form a paste. Remove the sausages from the baking tray
  • set aside and cover to keep warm. Place the baking tray onto the hob
  • add the flour and butter mixture and whisk until combined. Stir over a medium-high heat for 2–3 minutes
  • or until the gravy has thickened slightly. Add the sausages back to the tray and warm through for 1–2 minutes.
  • Serve the sausages
  • mash and peas with the onion gravy spooned over.