As an aside this is sausage and mash that is good for you! My nutritionist told me that venison sausages are good for you as they have a higher proportion of meat in them, and the meat is less intensively reared, therefore better quality too. The squash has vitamin E that is great for the skin, the potatoes potassium and the leeks are high in anti nasty qualities.
Ingredients:
- 6 venison sausages
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped
- 1 red onion, peeled and quartered
- Couple of cloves of garlic, peeled
- 3 white potatoes, peeled and chopped
- Knob of butter and splash of milk for mashing
- 3 leeks, washed and chopped
- Large knob of butter
- 1/2 pint of vegetable stock
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. In large roasting tray put in sausages, squash, onions and garlic. Drizzle with Olive oil. Put in oven for approx 40 minutes. Check occasionally to turn sausages and squash.
Meanwhile make mash. Boil potatoes for about 20 minutes, then mash with butter and milk. Set to one side.
For gravy. Soften leeks in melted butter for about 10 minutes. Add hot stock and bring to the boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes.
In warm bowls place mash, followed by sausages and roasted veg. Spoon over generous amount of leeky gravy. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Done.
2 comments:
Wow, I'm jealous that this is what you can come up with after a quick rummage in your cupboards. Sadly on nights like these I'm usually left with a tin of tuna, a mouldy tomato and a sprouting potato to try and work magic with! Love reading your blog, I think Nigella is being given a run for her money here!! :)
The "squash optional" was just for you - as I know Nick won't eat it!!
Thanks for reading, glad you like the foodie stuff. Will be blogging on "perfect steak" night, and on my Christmas cake that is being baked this weekend xx
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