Bangers and Mash Recipe with Sweet Apple Gravy -

Bangers and mash recipe with gravy, in a bowl

Bangers and Mash Recipe with Sweet Apple Gravy

Bangers and mash are juicy pork sausages served over mashed potatoes and covered in an onion gravy. The gravy for this bangers and mash recipe is made with sweet apple cider and fresh thyme, for an extra flavorful twist on the classic.

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 861kcal

Author Ann Otis

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
8 fresh pork sausages
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 large onion thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves minced
pinch crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup apple cider (natural apple juice)* NOT apple cider VINEGAR
2 cups chicken stock
5 sprigs fresh thyme
salt and pepper

For Serving

mashed potatoes
2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

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Instructions

In a cast iron pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil.
Add the sausages and cook, turning now and then to brown all sides, until cooked through. Transfer to a plate.
In the same pan, melt the butter. Add the onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and thyme and cook until onions begin to color, about 5-6 minutes.
Whisk in the flour, and cook, whisking constantly for one minute.
Whisk in the apple cider and bring to a boil. Add the chicken stock and bring it to a simmer. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring now and then, until gravy begins to thicken, about 10-15 minutes. Remove and discard the thyme stems. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place the sausages back in the pan to warm through. Spoon some mashed potatoes onto a plate, place two sausages on top, and ladle gravy over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Notes

*This recipe calls for non-alcoholic apple cider, which is sometimes just called "natural apple juice". You should be able to find some with the other juices in your grocery store. The best kind is usually with the refrigerated juices, but the shelf-stable kind also works. You can also use regular apple juice. Do NOT use apple cider VINEGAR, which is an entirely different thing.

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