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Category: Sausage recipes

TOAD IN THE HOLE, WITH APPLES, AND PRUNES.

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • December 20, 2025
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This is perfect for those chilly Autumn evenings. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s recipe of toad in the hole is so different. He adds onions, apples, and prunes, and makes for a delicious … Continue Reading →

SAUSAGE AND BEAN CASSEROLE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 31, 2025
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  This is a simplified take on cassoulet, the famous French bean casserole. I keep the sausage but skip the confit duck, and affectionately dub it ‘Poor Man’s Cassoulet’. One … Continue Reading →

BRAISED SAUSAGES WITH FENNEL AND LENTILS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 10, 2025
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Georgina Hayden’s braised sausages with fennel and lentils is a weeknight winner. A one-pot family dinner that doesn’t skimp on flavour. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 Olive oil 6-8 pork sausages 2 … Continue Reading →

SAUSAGE MEATBALLS with CARAMELISED PEPPERS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 18, 2024
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  This recipe is packed with flavour and using sausage meat instead of mincemeat means extra flavour, and you can use whatever sausages you like. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 2 tablespoons … Continue Reading →

BAKED SAUSAGES, APPLES AND BLACKBERRIES WITH MUSTARD AND MAPLE SYRUP

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 25, 2023
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  I love sausages so much, and this dish gives them a twist, sweet and juicy. A taste bud revelation. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 8 chunky sausages 2 tart apples halved … Continue Reading →

SAUSAGE AND BUTTER BEAN STEW

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 10, 2023
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  Use butter beans to soak up the flavour of spicy sausages in this comforting stew. It’s ideal for a quick tasty meal, and it takes less than an hour … Continue Reading →

CASSOULET

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 30, 2023
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Raymond Blanc’s cassoulet is rich and warming. This classic French casserole sees confit duck, white beans, pork and sausages slowly cooked in a flavourful sauce INGREDIENTS  Serve 4 – 6 … Continue Reading →

CHORIZO AND PARSLEY SCOTCH EGGS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 30, 2021
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Soft egg, a garlicky, herb-flecked chorizo blanket and a golden crispy crumb – this makes an epic picnic snack. INGREDIENTS 6 medium eggs 200g good-quality pork sausages, skinned 200g good-quality … Continue Reading →

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