Sausage Cakes

Course: Main Skill level: easy Serves: 4 (2 cakes each)

4 bread crusts, soaked in a little water and crumbled

450 g (1 lb) pork sausages, skinned Salt and white pepper, to taste

Butter or oil, to fry

1 tbs plain flour Vegetable stock or hot water To Serve: apple sauce

1 Mix the soaked bread with the sausage meat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

2 Shape the mixture into 8 small patties. Add a little butter or oil to a frying-pan and fry the patties until they are brown.

3 Remove the patties and add the flour to the pan, then whisk in the stock or hot water slowly to make a smooth gravy.

4 Add the patties back to the pan, and simmer over a low heat for 45 minutes until the gravy has reduced and the patties are cooked all the way through.

5 Serve with apple sauce.