Bangers and Mash with a twist

Normally it is mashed potato, peas, sausages and onion gravy that makes up the typical Bangers and Mash meal in our house. However seeming it was the week of the Royal Wedding of Will and Kate I thought that I would put a bit of a twist on the meal, with mashed sweet potato, broccoli and cauliflower and sausages with a onion and tomato gravy.

Mashed Sweet Potato

Peel and dice sweet potato, cover with water and bring to the boil until the sweet potato is fork tender. Drain and mash sweet potato, add a small amount of butter or margarine and milk and mix in until you get a smooth-ish consistency, don't over work the potato. Add ground coriander and ground cumin to taste.

Sausages with Onion and Tomato Gravy

Brown sausages in a pan, once browned add sliced onions and allow to soften, add in diced tomato and allow to soften. Add in two tablespoons of traditional gravy mixed with one cup of water to the pan and allow to thicken, stir often, the gravy at this stage will be very thick. Once thicken add extra water (a little under half a cup) to thin out the gravy but not so that it is going to be runny, add a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce and allow to simmer until the sausages are cooked through, this should be about ten minutes, stir every so often to prevent a skin from forming on the gravy. If you find the gravy is to thick just add a little extra water.

Serve with the mashed sweet potato and steamed broccoli and cauliflower.