Toulouse sausages with potato purée and onion gravy
This luxed-up version of bangers and mash has an extra-rich potato purée with a good whack of butter. We’ve used Toulouse sausages, which are usually a little aromatic with added garlic, and sometimes herbs.
Prep time 15 mins, cook 3 hrs 40 mins
Serves 4
3 tsp grapeseed oil
8 Toulouse sausages (about 150gm each)
Potato purée
1 kg Sebago potatoes (about 4), peeled and quartered
60 ml ( 1/ cup) pouring cream
4
250 gm butter, diced, at room temperature
Onion gravy
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp thyme
1 tbsp plain flour
60 ml ( 1/ cup) dry red wine
4
350 ml brown chicken stock, or veal stock 1 For potato purée, place potatoes in a saucepan, cover with cold water and a pinch of salt, bring to the boil and cook until tender when pierced with a skewer (16-18 minutes). Drain and keep warm. Add cream and 50gm butter to the pan you cooked the potatoes in and bring to the boil. Return potatoes to pan and mash well, then gradually stir in remaining butter a bit at a time, season to taste and cover with baking paper and foil to keep warm.
2 Heat oil in a large frying pan over mediumhigh heat, add sausages and fry, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through (10-12 minutes). Transfer to a warm plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
3 For onion gravy, add onion to the pan the sausages were cooked in and fry over mediumhigh heat, stirring occasionally, until golden
(15-17 minutes). Stir in thyme and season to taste. Add flour and stir until it cooks out (5 minutes), then add red wine, stirring until combined and smooth. Gradually add stock, stirring well between additions, then bring to a simmer.
4 To serve, scoop potato purée onto plates and top with sausages and gravy.
Wine suggestion Earthy dark red carignan.