Cockle Warming Sausage Casserole

This was originally supposed to be a warming Sausage Hotpot recipe from a Halloween edition of Asda magazine. But I tend to use recipes for inspiration rather than following them, so instead we have a Sausage Casserole.

You will need:

1 pack of Cumberland sausages
2 small onions, chopped
garlic, minced
2 carrots, sliced
1/2 a leek, sliced
about 100 - 150 ml of stock
1 carton of tomato passata
1 tin of butterbeans
five spice powder
worcestershire sauce
chilli powder
some dried herbs of your choice

Method:

1. Gently pan fry the sausages until they have browned nicely. Remove and slice them when they are cool enough to handle.
2. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and gently cook until soft. Then add the carrots and leeks and sausages. Cook for a few minutes.
3. Add the passata, stock, butterbeans, five spice powder, chilli powder, worcestershire sauce and some dried herbs. Bring up to the boil, reduce the heat to medium, cover and cook for about 20 - 25 minutes.
4. Dish up and serve with some boiled rice, or whatever takes your fancy.