Sausage Casserole with Potato Mash

Ingredients

• 600g good quality sausages
• 2 tbsp. plain flour
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 rashers bacon, finely sliced
• 250g button mushrooms, cut in half
• 1 ½ tbsp. tomato paste
• 1 ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• L cup red wine
• 1 ½ cups beef stock
• Sprig thyme

POTATO MASH

• 850g peeled potatoes, cut into 5cm pieces
• 50g butter
• 150ml fresh cream
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. Dust the sausages in the flour and discard any remaining flour.
2. Place the cooking bowl into the multi cooker.
3. Press COOK to select cooking functions. Press MENU repeatedly until the SAUTE function flashes. Press SET to confirm the function. Press + and - to adjust the time to 20 minutes. Press SET to confirm the time. Press START/CANCEL to pre-heat (about 5 minutes). Close the lid during pre-heat only. The multi cooker will beep when pre-heat is complete, open the lid, press START/CANCEL to begin the SAUTE function.
4. Add the oil, onion and garlic. Cook and stir for 2–3 minutes or until the onion is beginning to colour.
5. Add the bacon, mushrooms and tomato paste. Stir for a further 2 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, red wine and beef stock. Stir the thyme sprig into the sauce, close the lid. The multi cooker will beep when the function is complete.
6. Press COOK to select cooking functions. Press MENU repeatedly until the SLOW COOK MEDIUM function flashes. Press SET to confirm the function. Press + and - to adjust the time to 2 hours. Press SET to confirm the time. Press START/CANCEL to begin. The multi cooker will beep when the function is complete.
7. Clean the cooking bowl between uses.

POTATO MASH

9. Place the clean cooking bowl into the multi cooker.
10. Place the potatoes into the cooking bowl. Pour enough water into the cooking bowl to just cover the potatoes, being sure not to fill past the MAX 2L marking on the inside of the cooking bowl. Close the lid.
11. Press MENU repeatedly until the SOUP/STEW function flashes. Press SET to confirm the function. Press + and - to adjust the time to 30 minutes. Press START/CANCEL to begin the SOUP/STEW function.
12. The multi cooker will beep when the SOUP/STEW function is complete. Press and hold START/CANCEL to cancel the automatic KEEP WARM function.
13. Carefully, remove the cooking bowl from the multi cooker using the cooking bowl tongs. Strain the water from the potatoes and return the cooking bowl with the potatoes in it, to the multi cooker. Press COOK to select cooking functions. Press MENU repeatedly until the SOUP/STEW function flashes. Press SET to confirm the function. Press + and – to adjust the time to 10 minutes. Press START/CANCEL to begin the SOUP/STEW function.
14. Add the butter and cream to the potatoes and stir until the butter is melted and the cream is heated. Press and hold START/CANCEL to cancel the automatic KEEP WARM function. Remove the potatoes from the cooking bowl and push the potatoes through a sieve to remove any lumps. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
15. Serve sausage casserole with potato mash.