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Recipe: Boston beans and sausage

By ResLifeCheryl 02 Nov 2023

We've put together a selection of good value, easy to cook recipes for you, that feed four people. Use the video to cook along, or you can follow the steps below.

Take it in turns with your housemates to cook for each other and enjoy sharing a meal together. You'll also save energy by batch cooking rather than all making your meals separately.

Ingredients:

1 onion
1 tin of chopped or plum tomatoes
Tin of mixed beans
8 vegan, vegetarian or meat sausages
Seasoning: tomato puree, sugar, vinegar, paprika and garlic
Optional: stock cube
You can add more vegetables such as peppers, courgettes, aubergines and carrots to your liking.

Method:

Make sure your areas are clean and tidy and wash your hands before you start
Peel and finely slice the onion. Remember to leave the core on the onion to minimise the affect of your eyes watering
Finely chop or grate two cloves of garlic
Vegetable or sunflower can be used
Add a few table spoons of vegetable or sunflower oil to a pan
Add crushed garlic, then onion, then sausages. Add any finely chopped vegetables at this point if you want to
Caramelise the onion and brown the sausages for an even colour – 10 minutes should be enough
Add the seasoning of your choice: salt, pepper, chilli, paprika, any spices of your choice
Add a couple of tablespoons of tomato puree, which will thicken the sauce and intensify the flavour
Add the mixed beans
Add tinned tomatoes and allow to reduce. Plum tomatoes are usually cheaper than pre chopped, and you can always break them down with your cooking utensil
Add two tablespoons of vinegar
Crumble in a stock cube of your choice (vegetable or chicken) depending on your choice of sausage
For an extra sticky finish you can add a spoon of sugar, syrup or honey
Serve with mashed potato, a side of vegetables or in a jacket potato.

See more of our recipes here.

ResLifeCheryl Hi I’m Cheryl. I work as part of the Campus Services Facilities Team and I am Technical support for Food Safety on Campus.
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