Cajun Style Sausage Stew

Sorry I have been so quiet recently.. After a spell of illness, I then decided to go on a diet, as I feel I have been sampling too many of my own recipes! I am actually still on this diet until Friday night, so I will give you a dish I made last week for The Bloke. 

Its definitely April showers here in London, and along with the rain, is cold. Salads are not really the time or the place. But a stew IS. So here I have made a Cajun Style Sausage Stew. I made loads so he could re-heat it on days where I was being all good. All he had to do was cook some orzo. Or rice would be good too! Or mashed buttery potatoes.

Ingredients:

6 large sausages
12 bacon wrapped chipolatas
1 tbsp. oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 green pepper, sliced
1 chilli, sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp. paprika
1 tsp. thyme
1/4 tsp. chilli flakes
3 tbsp. flour
500ml chicken stock (cube is fine)
1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
400g tin chopped tomatoes
salt & pepper
spring onion, chopped, to serve


Method:

Set the oven to 200 C and put the large sausages in a large tray. Cook for 12 minutes. Then add the chipolata sausages and continue to cook both for a further 30 mins. Remove from oven and set to one side (on kitchen paper to drain any excess fat).

In a large pan, add the oil, onions and peppers. Cook for about 12-15mins until softened. Then add the chilli and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the paprika, thyme and chilli flakes and stir through. Now add the flour and cook for 1 minute while making sure the flour is coating everything.

Add the stock, about 100ml to start and mix well. Then add the remaining stock with the chopped tomatoes and season with salt & pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the sausages, half cover with a lid on simmer, and leave for about 20 minutes. The sauce will be thick and delicious, ready to be served with pasta (I used orzo), rice or mashed potatoes. Filling, comforting and very tasty! Garnish with a little chopped spring onion, if liked.

 

Note: This amount makes enough for about 6 servings