Ingredients
- 800g small potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 300g pork and fennel sausages
- 50ml olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup white wine or cider
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 1⁄2 preserved lemon, flesh removed, finely sliced (optional) or a little fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives or fennel tops
WAITAKI PORK & FENNEL SAUSAGES WITH POTATOES
Method
- Place the potatoes on a board then use a rolling pin or some other heavy object to lightly crack them
- Sprinkle with the salt and stand for 5 minutes
- If you can’t get hold of small potatoes to do these methods then use the smallest potatoes you can find and cut them into chunks
- You do not have to do the rolling pin thing
- Simply cook them in the same way as mentioned below in the recipe
- Meanwhile, squeeze the sausage meat from its casings and break into bite-sized pieces
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wide saucepan then add the sausage pieces
- Fry until browned and crisp then remove from the saucepan and set aside
- Add the remaining oil and the potatoes and fry for a few minutes then return the sausages to the saucepan
- Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender, shaking the pan occasionally
- Add the wine, capers and preserved lemon
- Cover and remove from the heat then stand for 5 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse
- Sprinkle with the chives or fennel tops before serving
Comments
This is one of those one pot wonders where you only need a few ingredients but it’s paramount that the ingredients are of the highest standard and flavour.
Thank you to Waitaki Bacon and Ham for supporting this demonstration.
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