Sausage and mash bake recipe

Most of the ingredients in this sausage and mash bake recipe can be kept in your store cupboard or freezer, making it a cheap and convenient family favourite.

Topped with a creamy whipped mashed potato layer, this bake is the ultimate in comfort food. This sausage and mash bake is made with herby pork sausages in a rich tomato sauce, with thyme, spring onions and chives. We love this combination of flavours, but this recipe will work just as well if you substitute the herby pork with chicken or veggie sausages. Once cooked, smother with grated cheese and pop under the grill for an extra golden and crisp finish.

Ingredients

• 1kg floury potatoes (eg King Edwards), peeled and cut into chunks
• 8 traditional, herby pork sausages – eg approx 450g Cumberland
• small bunch chives, finely chopped
• small bunch spring onions, sliced
• 2 white onions, peeled and sliced
• 6 sprigs thyme, leaves
• 50g butter
• 50ml whole milk
• ½ tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
• 100ml red wine
• 400ml chicken stock
• 2½ tsp cornflour dissolved in 1tbsp cold water 
• 150g frozen peas

Method

1. Boil the potatoes and mash with the butter and milk. Stir through the chives and spring onions.
2. Heat the oven to 180°C/350ºF/Gas 4. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the sausages for 3-4 mins until brown. Cut into chunks and put in a 1.5-litre ovenproof dish.
3. For the gravy, fry the onion for 6-8 mins, add vinegar, redcurrant jelly and wine, and bring to the boil. Add the stock and simmer for 2-3 mins. Stir in the cornflour and sprinkle with ½ the thyme leaves.
4. Pour the gravy over the sausages. Scatter over the peas and top with the mash. Scatter with remaining thyme and bake for 20-25 mins.

Top tip for making sausage and mash bake

If you are swapping the pork sausages for vegetarian sausages - make sure the gravy is veggie-friendly too.

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