Hi I believe in quick simple cooking. All of my posts will be food that anyone can cook. It takes a little effort but is always worth it.
Tonight's meal is a pre footie fare, relaxing very plain comfort food with a beer or two. It will all be made in 20 minutes.
For 2 people: ingredients easily changed depending on number of people.
Ingredients:
6 good quality sausages of your preference, I am using butchers Cumberland sausages.
Potato mash so simple but oh so comforting.
Savoy Cabbage not everyone's favourite but I enjoy it.
Onion chutney which was pre-made by myself, so simple and I will put a separate post for this. Once made you will never buy this stuff again, guaranteed.
Butter
Milk
Seasoning
Cooking:
Heat grill to 200 gas.
Boil water for the potatoes. I use a steamer as I normally prefer to cook my vegetables this way to keep the texture.
Prepare potatoes any way you want but I am peeling and halving mine tonight.
Chop up half of the savoy cabbage.
The sausages are cooked in the grill for 20 minutes. Line pan with foil to save on cleaning later. Set the timer and rotate every 6 minutes. You can pan fry but I think this is better for consistency.
Boil potatoes for 15 minutes. Then add cabbage to your steamer for the last 5 minutes. Season the cabbage at this time. This will give you cabbage with some bite to it, not soggy drowned stuff we all dislike. There's all sorts of fancy things you can add to the cabbage but not needed for this meal tonight.
With 10 minutes to go chop/slice button mushrooms add to small pan with oil/butter and stir for a couple of minutes. You don't need to add too much oil, the mushrooms soak it up. Add 3 tablespoons of onion chutney and heat through.
Drain the potatoes and add butter (spreadable stuff fine), milk, seasoning all to your taste. I use a potato masher and then the secret is to beat this with a wooden spoon. Great exercise and you do not need potato sieves etc. This turns your mash into creamy perfection.
Put onnto heated plate,s simple but delicious.
Tonight I'm drinking some beer with the meal. I have chosen Black Sheep Ale which is brewed in Masham, Yorkshire. It is a light ale in a modern style. Goes well with the food. A bargain right now at £1.25 a 500ml bottle at Tesco. I have attached the link below so that you can explore the brewery site at your leisure.
http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/
Give it a go you know you can.
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