Hairy Bikers' sausage casserole

Name: Hairy Bikers' sausage casserole
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1–2 tbsp sunflower oil; 8 good-quality pork sausages; 4 rashers rindless streaky bacon, cut into 2.5cm/1in lengths; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; ½–1 tsp hot chilli powder or smoked paprika; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 300ml/10fl oz chicken stock; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs; 2 bay leaves; 3–4 fresh thyme sprigs; 100ml/3½fl oz red or white wine (optional); 800g cooked butter beans; rice or rustic bread slices, to serve; pinch of salt; pinch black pepper

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h 30min

The Hairy Bikers’ take on sausage casserole makes a wonderfully warming and filling dish. With plenty of sausages and bacon you could stretch it to feed more people with an extra tin of beans, plenty of rice or bread on the side.

Updated at: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:36:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories521 kcal (26%)

Total Fat28.9 g (41%)

Carbs39.5 g (15%)

Sugars9.4 g (10%)

Protein27.9 g (56%)

Sodium1010.4 mg (51%)

Fiber10.3 g (37%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 Tbspsunflower oil

8pork sausages

good-quality

4 rashersstreaky bacon

rindless, cut into 2.5cm/1in lengths

½ tsphot chilli powder

or smoked paprika

400gtin chopped tomatoes

300mlchicken stock

2 Tbsptomato purée

1 Tbspworcestershire sauce

1 Tbspdark muscovado sugar

1 tspdried mixed herbs

100mlred wine

or rustic bread slices, to serve

salt

black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the sausages gently for 10 minutes, turning every now and then until nicely browned all over. Transfer to a large saucepan or a flameproof casserole dish and set aside.

Frying Pan

sunflower oil1 Tbsp

pork sausages8

Step 2

Fry the bacon in the frying pan until starting to brown and crisp and then add to the dish with the sausages.

streaky bacon4 rashers

Step 3

Add the onions to the frying pan and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes until they start to soften, stirring often. You should have enough fat in the pan, but if not, add a little more oil. Add the garlic and cook for 2–3 minutes until the onions turn pale golden brown, stirring frequently.

onions2

garlic cloves2

Step 4

Sprinkle over the chilli powder and cook together for a few seconds longer.

hot chilli powder½ tsp

Step 5

Stir in the tomatoes, stock, tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and herbs. Pour in the wine, or some water if you’re not using wine, and bring to a simmer.

tin chopped tomatoes400g

chicken stock300ml

tomato purée2 Tbsp

worcestershire sauce1 Tbsp

red wine100ml

fresh thyme sprigs3

bay leaves2

dried mixed herbs1 tsp

dark muscovado sugar1 Tbsp

Step 6

Tip the tomato mixture carefully into the pan with the sausages and bacon and return to a simmer. Reduce the heat, cover the pan loosely with a lid and leave to simmer very gently for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Step 7

Stir the beans into the casserole, and continue to cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thick.