How to make Sausage tomato sauce

Ingredients:

• 6 Bratwurst or similar sausage (see note below)
• 2 Sprigs thyme
• 1 onion
• 4 tomatoes
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 cube chicken stock
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt & pepper to taste

Equipment

• Large frying pan or saucepan
• Knife

Instructions

• Remove the thyme leaves and chop into small bits.
• Cut the tomatoes into large bits. Peel the onion & garlic and chop into small bits.
• Heat the olive oil in the frying pan, add the Bratwurst and fry until brown on all sides.
• Remove from the pan and keep safe.
• Add the onion and garlic into the same pan and fry until soft. Then add the chilli powder and stir.
• Add the sausages back into the pan. Add the chopped tomatoes and 200 ml water.
• Crumble the chicken stock on top bring to the boil and then simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain the kidney beans and then add the beans as well as the thyme into the pan. Add salt & pepper to taste
• Leave for a few minutes to warm up and then serve.

Which sausages to use?

This is a recipe my family used to make in Holland but they tend to use ‘braadworst’ – which is readily available in most supermarkets and butchers. Braadworst tends to be a very large ‘rolled up’ sausage which is usually fried in frying pan or on the bbq. The German equivalent I used is Bratworst – more readily available in supermarkets but a lot smaller. Typical sausages are even smaller. You can use any type to make sausage with tomato sauce. However please note that the quality of the sausage makes a real difference to the flavour.

Pasta or Mashed Potato?

In the picture I made it with mashed potato and spinach a la creme. Although it will work just as well with pasta.

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