Bean & sausage hotpot

• porce: Serves 4 (plus an extra
• aktivní čas: 5 mins
• celkový čas: 45 minutes

Ingredience

4 tbsp olive oil

2 onions, finely chopped

2 carrots, finely chopped

2 celery sticks, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

2 bay leaves

1 tsp sugar

4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes

8 large sausages

3 x 400g cans butter beans

1 tbsp black treacle or muscovado sugar

1 tsp English mustard

Pokyny

1 Heat the oil in a pan and add the vegetables, garlic and bay leaf. Stir in the sugar with some salt. Gently cook for 10-15 mins, until the veg is tender. Stir in the tomatoes and 150ml water. Simmer gently for 30 mins, or until the sauce is very thick Stir occasionally so that the sauce

doesn't catch on the bottom. If you like your sauce a little thinner, add a splash of water. Reserve 2 portions and freeze the rest for later.

2 In a large, flameproof casserole, fry the sausages until brown all over — about 10 mins. Add the tomato sauce, stirring well, then stir in the beans, treacle or sugar and mustard. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.m

Poznámky

FREEZABLE

Use the extra sauce to make Italian-style prawns It's handy to keep some homemade sauce in the freezer for quick casseroles, curries or pasta sauces. To make a fast prawn-based pasta sauce, heat 2 portions of pre-made tomato sauce and 100g cherry tomatoes in a small pan, simmer for a few mins until the cherry tomatoes start to soften, then stir in 300g cooked prawns and heat through. Stir through a handful of chopped basil

leaves. Serves 4.