Mary Berry’s sausage and red pepper hotpot is a one-pan dish that serves four to six people and is ready in under 35 minutes. The recipe has amassed more than 100 five-star reviews online and calls for only a handful of ingredients.
Simple ingredients, full of flavour
The recipe notes said: “Sausages are a comfort food that the whole family can enjoy, and this all-in-one-pan dish is simple yet full of flavour. Serve with a green vegetable for a complete and colourful meal.”
Ingredients include one tablespoon of sunflower oil, eight spicy pork sausages, four rashers of smoked bacon (finely chopped), one sliced onion, one red pepper (seeds removed and cut into large pieces), one large peeled and diced carrot, one crushed garlic clove, 300ml chicken stock, a 400g tin of chopped tomatoes, two tablespoons of sun-dried tomato paste, two fresh thyme sprigs, 250g baby new potatoes (skin on, sliced into thick discs), salt and freshly ground black pepper, and freshly cooked green vegetables to serve.
Step-by-step method
Begin by heating the oil in a large, deep frying pan or casserole dish over a high heat. Add the sausages and fry until golden brown all over, then remove from the pan and set aside. Place the bacon in the pan and fry for a few minutes until crispy, then remove and set aside alongside the sausages.
Add the onion, red pepper, carrot and garlic to the pan. Fry for five minutes over a high heat, then pour in the stock, tomatoes, tomato paste and thyme before bringing to the boil. Add the potatoes along with the salt and pepper. Return the bacon and sausages to the pan, cover and leave to simmer over a gentle heat for 20 minutes.
Finishing touches and storage
Remove the lid and continue simmering for a further 10 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly and the vegetables are tender. Serve alongside freshly cooked green vegetables. This dish can be prepared up to eight hours in advance and stored in the fridge. When reheating, ensure the sauce is brought back to the boil.
