Curried Sausages (Serves 3)

The secret to this recipe is getting good quality sausages. If you can’t, give it a miss. Look for real meat sausages made with just meat, salt and spices, and no fillers.

• 6 beef sausages
• 2 Tbs butter or olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tsp hot curry powder
• 3/4 cup beef stock
• ½ tsp sea salt

If the sausages aren’t pre-cooked, cook them up your favourite way – boiled or panfried. When they’re cooled enough to handle, chop into bite-sized chunks. If they’re pre-cooked, skin them, then chop them up. Sauté the onions in the butter. Add curry powder and stir through well. Add the chopped sausages, and stir till well coated. Add the stock and salt and mix well. Cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring and turning over frequently. Depending on the type of sausages you’re using, the stock may be soaked up by the sausages, or you might be left with a sauce.

Serve with mashed potato or kumera, or basic brown rice, and steamed green beans and/or peas. Spice it up with a homemade relish or chutney, or some fermented vegetables (see later lessons).