Recipe

Slow Cooker Guinness Sausages & Mash with Rich Onion Gravy 

Juicy Finnebrogue Guinness Sausages and buttery mash with rich onion gravy – cooked in the slow cooker for the tastiest winter warmer.

4

Servings

5

Prep Time (mins)

240

Cooking Time (mins)

Ingredients

2 red onions sliced thinly 

30g butter 

1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves picked 

1 tbsp red onion chutney 

1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard 

1 heaped tbsp tomato puree 

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 

500ml boiling beef stock 

Salt and pepper 

6 x Finnebrogue Guinness Sausages 

800g maris piper potatoes, peeled & chopped 

Method

Juicy Finnebrogue Guinness Sausages and buttery mash with rich onion gravy – cooked in the slow cooker for the tastiest winter warmer.

1. Prepare the onions and stock

  • Thinly slice the red onions.

  • Make up the beef stock cube using 100ml boiling water per person

    • If cooking for 4 people, you’ll need 400ml stock.

2. Start the gravy

  • Add the onions, butter, thyme, red onion chutney, wholegrain mustard, tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce and beef stock to the slow cooker pot.

  • Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper.

  • Cover with the lid and cook:

    • 3 hours on high, or

    • 6 hours on low

3. Cook the sausages

  • Heat a dash of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.

  • Add the Finnebrogue Guinness Sausages.

  • Fry for 5–6 minutes, until golden on all sides.

4. Combine and slow cook

  • Gently place the sausages into the gravy.

  • Replace the lid and cook:

    • 1 hour on high, or

    • 2 hours on low

5. Make the mash

    • Peel and chop the potatoes into small chunks.

    • Cook in boiling salted water until tender, then drain.

    • Return the potatoes to the pan and cook gently over a low heat for 2 minutes to allow excess moisture to evaporate.

    • Mash with a potato masher, add the butter, and season with salt and pepper to taste.