Adam Liaw’s sausage sizzle stew

Name: Adam Liaw’s sausage sizzle stew
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 25g butter; 8 good-quality sausages; 4 large brown onions, thickly sliced; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp tomato sauce; 500ml beef stock; dressed salad greens, to serve; crusty French bread, to serve

Adam Liaw

May 4, 2023

Sausage sizzle meets stew in this one-pot recipe.William Meppem

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

Sausages braised in a simple onion gravy spiked with a little tomato sauce – what could be simpler? If you prefer, serve with potatoes or rice instead of bread.

Ingredients

25g butter
8 good-quality sausages
4 large brown onions, thickly sliced
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp tomato sauce
500ml beef stock
dressed salad greens, to serve
crusty French bread, to serve

Method

Step 1
Heat a casserole dish over medium
heat and add half the butter and the
sausages. Fry the sausages for about
8 minutes, turning frequently, until
lightly browned. Remove from the
pan and set aside. Add the remaining
butter and the onions and reduce the
heat to low.
Step 2
Fry the onions for about 30 minutes,
stirring every 5-6 minutes. When they
start to caramelise, increase the heat to
medium and add the flour, stirring to
combine with the onions.
Step 3
Add the tomato sauce and beef
stock and stir to combine. Return the
sausages to the pot and bring to a
simmer. Simmer uncovered for about
15 minutes until the sausages are
cooked through and the sauce thick.
Season with freshly ground black
pepper and serve with dressed salad
greens and crusty French bread.

Adam’s tip: Good sausages are an underrated shortcut in home cooking. You can buy quality mass-produced sausages, but I prefer to get mine from my local butcher.