Sausage and Apple Casserole
Looking for a cosy and comforting meal to warm you up on a chilly day? This hearty Sausage and Apple Casserole is just the thing — full of rich, savoury flavours with a hint of sweetness for the perfect autumn comfort food.
Servings 4 People
Calories 475.3kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 8 Pork Sausages
- 300 g Bacon Diced
- 1 Red Onion finely diced
- 1 Tsp Garlic Puree
- 1 Tablespoon Plain Flour
- 1 Small Swede peeled and roughly chopped into 1-2cm bites
- 2 Large Carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Tomato Puree
- 300 ml Dry Cider
- 500 ml Chicken Stock
- 8 Fresh Sage Leaves
- 1 Tablespoon Wholegrain Mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 3 Apples peeled, cored and cut into quarters
Instructions
- Warm the 1 tbsp Olive oil in a large cast-iron dish over medium heat on the hob.
- Add the pork sausages and fry, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned.
- Remove from the pan and set to one side.
- Add the bacon, onion and garlic and fry for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Stir in the flour and tomato puree.
- Add the swede and carrots and return the sausages to the pan.
- Pour in the cider and stock, and add the sage and mustard. Stir well.
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C (fan-assisted).
- Bring to a simmer.
- Remove from the heat and cover with the lid.
- Place in the oven and cook for 40 minutes.
- In the last 10 minutes, melt the butter in a large non-stick pan over medium heat on the hob.
- Add the apples and fry for a few minutes on each side, until lightly golden.
- Carefully remove the casserole from the oven and stir in the pan-fried apples.
- Serve.