Bangers And Mash With Stout Onion Gravy Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Servings:
2 Servings
Ingredients
  • 5 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 medium onions, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 stalks fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Guinness or other dark stout
  • 1 ½ cups beef stock
  • ½ teaspoon marmite
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 6 pork and apple sausages
  • 1 pound floury potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 3 tablespoons whole milk
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • Pinch of ground nutmeg
Directions
  1. Heat a frying pan to a medium heat and add 2 tablespoons butter.
  2. Add the sliced onions to the butter, along with the sugar, bay leaf, and thyme, and saute for 20 minutes until soft and starting to caramelize.
  3. Stir in the flour to thoroughly coat the onions.
  4. Pour in the stout and the beef stock and bring to a gentle simmer.
  5. Stir in the marmite, and simmer everything for 5 to 10 minutes or so until the gravy is thick. Then take off the heat and set aside.
  6. Add the peeled, diced potatoes to a large pan of salted water and boil for 10 to 12 minutes until soft.
  7. Meanwhile, add the cooking oil and sausages to a frying pan over medium heat.
  8. Fry the sausages for about 14 minutes, until they are golden brown and cooked through.
  9. When the potatoes are cooked, drain them through a colander.
  10. Mash the potatoes well with a potato masher or ricer.
  11. Add 3 tablespoons of butter, the milk, salt and pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg to the potatoes and mix to form a creamy mash.
  12. Serve the bangers and mash hot with a healthy drizzle of warm onion gravy.