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" Just like my mother makes me. Can't go wrong with this! "

Sausage-and-mash

Added on Fri Jul 18 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Other
• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

•  GRAVY
• 50g unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 4 sliced onions
• 2 chopped garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon sugar
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•  MASHED POTATOES
• 1kg peeled potatoes cut into chunks
• 100ml double cream
• 100ml milk
• 20g butter
•  
• 12 sausages

Method

GRAVY:
1. Heat the butter and the oil in a pan, on mdeium heat, adding the onions and garlic once the oil is hot enough. Cook for 4 minutes.

2. Add the sugar, cooking for 2 minutes.

3. Add the thyme and cook gently until the sauce had reduced by two-thirds. Then add the beef stock and reduce further by four-fifths.

MASHED POTATOES:
1. Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 20 mintues.

2. Season with salt and pepper before adding the milk, cream and butter.

3. Then simply mash the ingredients together until smooth.

SAUSAGES:
1. Fry the sausages for about 10 minutes in a pan of oil.

Serve all together.