The bangers and mash your family didn't know they were missing

Sausages have a reputation as humble food. But humble doesn't mean simple, and it certainly doesn't mean without flavour — especially when you're starting with grass-fed beef sausages made from animals that ate what cattle are supposed to eat. This is a recipe that takes about an hour — most of it hands-off — and earns the kind of silence at the dinner table that means everyone is too busy eating to talk.

1 hr 10 mins 4 servings Prep 15 minsCook 55 minsMain CourseBritish

Ingredients

  • 5 Your Farmer grass-fed beef sausages
  • 4 large onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 400ml beef stock
  • Splash of Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and pepper to season
  • 800g potatoes, peeled and chopped (for the mash)
  • 50g butter (for the mash)
  • Splash of milk (for the mash)
  • Salt (for the mash)

Instructions

For the caramelised onion gravy

Melt butter in a heavy pan over low heat. Add the sliced onions and cook for 40–45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until deeply golden and jammy. This step cannot be rushed.

2 tbsp butter4 onions

Add garlic and thyme, cook for 1 minute.

2 cloves garlic1 sprig thyme

Stir in the flour and cook for another minute.

1 tbsp plain flour

Add the beef stock and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer until glossy and rich, about 10 minutes. Season to taste.

400ml beef stockWorcestershire sauce

For the mash

While the onions cook, put the potatoes in a pot of cold, well-salted water, bring to the boil, and cook for 15–20 minutes until tender.

800g potatoes

Drain well, then mash with the butter and a splash of milk until creamy. Season with salt and keep warm.

50g buttersplash of milk

For the sausages

Cook over medium heat in a heavy pan, turning regularly, for 15–18 minutes until deeply browned and cooked through.

5 sausages

Serve over creamy mashed potato with the gravy ladled generously over the top.

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