Hearty Sausage,bean and Red Wine Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 8 pork and herb sausages
• 1 sliced onion
• 2 sliced celery ribs
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 150 ml red wine
• 600 ml chicken stock or vegetable stock
• 410 g haricot beans or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

Directions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a casserole dish.Add the sausage and brown.Remove the sausage and set to one side.Add the onion,celery and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the tomato puree and flour and cook for approx 1 minute.

3. 3

   Pour in the wine,bring to the boil and bubble to reduce it by about 2/3rds.Add the stock and bring back to the boil,then reduce the heat to a simmer.

4. 4

   Halve the sausages diagonally and return them to the pan.Simmer for 15 mins until the sausage cooks through and the sauce thickens.

5. 5

   Stir in the beans,cook for a further 5-10 mins to heat them through,then season to taste.