To be honest, I quite often forget about the humble sausage. My husband Howard and son Ted love a sausage dinner. I do as well but I always find myself by the beef and chicken in the supermarket. Therefore I decided to make a few more sausage recipes if I remember. Hopefully it will have my little family running to the table. I hope it has your family running to the table too. Below is a video and recipe for you.
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Equipment
- Bowl with lid
- Colander
- Saucepan
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Large saucepan
- Tablespoon
- Teaspoon
Ingredients
- Cannellini beans x 200g
- Water x enough to cover them
- Baking powder x 1 tsp
- Salt x 1/2 tsp
- Sausages x 8
- Onion x 1
- Garlic x 2 cloves
- Carrot x 1
- Courgette x 1
- Potatoes x 800g
- Chicken or vegetable stock or bone broth x 750 mls
- Green beans x 2 handfuls
- Dried mixed herbs x 1 tsp
- Salt and pepper taste
Method
- Measure the amount of beans you will need for your recipe.
- Put them into the large bowl, if you haven’t already then cover in enough water and then a couple of inches above.
- Soak the beans in the fridge overnight.
- You may want to use a bowl with a lid.
- The next day remove the beans from the fridge and pour any excess water through the colander.
- Rinse under the tap.
- Put the beans into the large saucepan.
- Again pour enough water to cover the beans plus a two inches above.
- Add in the baking powder and salt to your taste.
- Turn the hob onto high and bring to the boil.
- When the pan starts to boil turn the heat down to low.
- Leave to simmer until most of the water has disappeared.
- Then drain through the colander and rinse under the tap.
- Set to one side.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C or gas mark 4.
- Peel, slice and dice the onion.
- Squash the garlic cloves under the blade of the knife.
- Remove skins and slice.
- Next peel, slice and dice the carrot and courgette.
- Peel the potatoes and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Put the large saucepan onto a high heat on the hob.
- Add oil to the base ad wait for the pan to heat up.
- Once the pan is hot add in the sausages and fry until they start to turn golden brown.
- When they are a brown colour remove from the pan and put it onto the plate.
- Now add the onion to the base of the pan.
- Fry until the start to soften.
- It should take around 3 -5 minutes.
- Put the garlic into the pan and fry for 30 seconds or so.
- Or until the garlic starts to turn golden.
- Add in the carrot and courgette as well.
- Again for another 5 – 10 minutes or until they start to soften slightly.
- If the pan is getting to hot turn the heat down to a medium heat and add a little water to the base.
- Once the carrot and courgette have softened add in the stock or broth.
- Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and leave to simmer.
- Add in the tamari and dried mixed herbs.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Then add in the potatoes and bring to the boil again.
- Turn the heat down and leave to simmer for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are fork fall.
- Put a fork in the potatoes after 5 – 10 minutes and if they fall off easily they are cooked.
- Stir in the cannellini beans and place the sausages on top.
- Put the lid on the pan and remove it from the heat.
- Carefully place the pan into the oven.
- Cook for an 1 hour – an hour and a half.
- Carefully remove from the oven and carefully remove the lid.
- Finally serve and enjoy.
Oven Baked Sausage and Bean Stew was a delicious dinner I should make more often. It was very easy to prepare and cook. Although it was quite time consuming. Personally I wouldn’t make extra of this dinner and freeze it. I would eat the leftovers the next day. That if there are any left. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx
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