Sausage, onion, potato and garlic stuffing

Sausage, onion, potato and garlic stuffing

Ingredients

 

  • 400g good quality sausage meat
  • 3 x medium onion, peeled and halved (use red onions if available)
  • 2 x large potatoes, peeled and roughly diced
  • 4 x juicy cloves of fresh garlic finely chopped
  • 50g pancetta or streaky bacon diced
  • The zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Freshly chopped thyme

 

Method

 

  1. Put a good lump of goose fat in a large pan over a moderate heat.
  2. Cut onions in thick slices from root to tip and add to pan.
  3. Cover with a lid and cook for about 15 minutes until soft.
  4. Add the pancetta or streaky bacon, potatoes and the garlic to the onions.
  5. Continue cooking until the potatoes start to colour.
  6. Stir in fresh thyme, the lemon zest and sausage meat.
  7. Cook until the sausage meat has coloured a little. Add the lemon juice and season with salt and black pepper.
  8. Remove and place in an ovenproof dish and put into a medium to hot oven for approximately 3/4 hour.