Curried Sausages

The ultimate retro sausage recipe – Curried Sausages! Browned sausages in a curry flavoured sausage gravy with carrots and peas, it’s totally 80’s, totally kitsch, and we totally love it.

Curried Sausages

Curried sausages are as retro as bell bottom pants. And as the fashion astute are well aware, flares are gradually making a comeback…..

But curried sausages never went out of fashion as far as I’m concerned!!

If you’re dubious about this retro classic, think of it this way: Curried Sausages are really just sausages with gravy, with addition of curry flavour.

So if you like those 3 things, then this sausage recipe has your name written all over it!

What you need

There’s not that much that goes in this – and other than the curry powder, it’s the same ingredients as Bangers and Mash (Sausages with Gravy and Mash).

You will find some old school recipes that make curried sausages with water instead of broth / stock, but I personally find it lacks flavour.

You will also find some old-school recipes that call for the sausages to be boiled instead of browned. That made me want to cry!?

Feel free to add more vegetables – there’s plenty of sausage gravy so it can take it!

How to make it

Curried Sausages is a great quick dinner recipe. The part that takes the longest is browning the sausages – about 6 to 8 minutes. The curried sausage gravy only takes about 5 minutes to make!

• brown sausages, then remove and cut into chunks if desired – or keep them whole

• sauté onion and garlic – essential flavour base for an otherwise simple sauce;

• cook off curry powder – this little extra step will bring out the curry flavour, again, essential step for a simple sauce. I do this in all my simple curry recipes including my everyday Chicken Curry and Curried Rice;

• cook off flour – this will thicken the gravy (sub cornflour/cornstarch for gluten free, directions in recipe notes);

• slowly add the chicken stock while mixing; then

• add sausages, carrots and peas;

• simmer for a few minutes – sauce will thicken into a gravy consistency

• serve over mash, rice, noodles or mop up with bread!

In case you hadn’t caught on yet – Curried Sausages is most definitely NOT a traditional Indian curry! While the curry flavour is certainly not as strong or complex as with Indian curry favourites like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, it’s far quicker to make with a fraction of the ingredients and delicious in its own right.

I’ve been quite restrained with the vegetables in this recipe, but it can certainly take more – there’s plenty of of the curry gravy. Otherwise, try it with a side of a garden salad or leafy greens tossed with French Dressing, Balsamic Dressing or even the simple vinaigrette used in this Everyday Cabbage Salad. – Nagi x

Curried Sausages
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