FULL TIME MEALS - Recipe #29 - Bangers and Mash and Onion Gravy

pork sausages

🥗Healthier: chicken sausages

💰Cheaper: vegetarian sausages

Chicken sausages reduce fat while vegetarian options are budget-friendly.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy, and margarine is often less expensive.

beef stock

🥗Healthier: vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: chicken stock

Vegetable stock is lighter and suitable for various diets.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cornstarch is a cost-effective thickener.

Preheat oven and add a splash of vegetable oil to a roasting tray.

Roll sausages in vegetable oil and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

Fill a saucepan with water and bring it to a boil.

Peel sweet potatoes and cut them into chunks.

Add sweet potatoes to boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes.

In a frying pan, add another splash of vegetable oil and heat.

Add sliced onions to the frying pan and sweat them down until caramelized, about 5-10 minutes.

Crumble a stock cube into the caramelized onions.

Add about half a tablespoon of flour to the pan and stir to coat the onions.

Pour in one mug of water and stir; cook for 4-5 minutes until gravy thickens.

Add brown sauce and a splash of vinegar to the gravy for sweetness and acidity.

Drain cooked sweet potatoes and return them to the heat.

Mash sweet potatoes until creamy, resembling traditional mashed potatoes.

Remove sausages from the oven and serve with sweet potato mash and onion gravy.

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