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Curried sausages
Curried sausages: Australian home-style sausages in a mild curry sauce with peas and carrot, on rice
Curried sausages are pure Australian weeknight comfort, the dish generations of kids came home to in Sydney, Brisbane and country towns alike, usually made with thick beef or pork sausages and a tin of mild curry powder. The sausages are browned, sliced and simmered with onion, carrot, potato and peas in a gentle, slightly sweet curry gravy, then spooned over fluffy rice. The usual mistake is skipping the pre-cook: browning the sausages whole first keeps them juicy and gives the sauce its colour. Sausages, whether beef or pork, must reach 71 °C in the centre. Chef's tip: a grated apple simmered in the sauce is the classic Aussie trick for a rounded sweetness without extra sugar.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 8 thick beef or pork sausagesabout 650 g
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 carrotdiced
- 1 potatodiced
- 1 ½ tbsp mild curry powder
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 2 cups beef or chicken stock
- 1 applegrated
- 5 ½ oz frozen peas
- ¼ tsp salt
To serve
- 10 ½ oz long-grain ricecooked
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a deep frying pan or casserole over a medium heat and brown the whole 8 thick beef or pork sausages for 8 minutes, turning, until coloured all over. Lift out and slice into 2 cm rounds.
10 minStep 3: Stir in 1 ½ tbsp mild curry powder and 1 tbsp plain flour and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
1 minStep 4: Gradually stir in 2 cups beef or chicken stock to make a smooth sauce, then add 1 apple, ¼ tsp salt and the sausages. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the potato is tender and the sausages are 160°F in the centre.
15 minStep 5: Add 5 ½ oz frozen peas and simmer for 3 more minutes until bright green and the sauce coats a spoon. Serve over 10 ½ oz long-grain rice.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 690 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does curried sausages take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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