Bangers And Mash A Proper Easy Comfort Food Recipe!
Bangers and mash is comfort food at its finest! Is there anything better than a bowl of creamy mashed potatoes, topped with meaty sausages, and a river of onion gravy?
Bangers and mash is a British tea time classic! The perfect antidote to a cold, rainy day! This is a simple, easy recipe for perfectly cooked sausages, creamy mashed potatoes and a delicious homemade red onion gravy.
Plus we've given you lots of ways to switch things up, add in extras and really make this recipe your own!
Why You'll Just LOVE This Recipe!
Super easy to make - bangers and mash is such a simple recipe, packed with flavor. Simple ingredients, simple to prepare and really easy to cook.
Warming comfort food - wrapping your hands around a bowl of sausage and mash on a cold day is just total comfort!
Bangers And Mash Recipe
Serves – 4
Prep Time – 10 minutes
Cook Time – approx 20 minutes
Total Time – 30 minutes
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Equipment Needed
- Chopping board
- Vegetable knife
- Saucepan for the potatoes
- Frying pan, baking tray, grill or air fryer for the sausages we use a Ninja Foodi Max Dual Zone Air Fryer – the 9.5 litre two drawer cooking space is BRILLIANT when you’re cooking for a family.
- Measuring cup/jug
Ingredients For Bangers And Mash
You actually only need six ingredients to make great sausage and mash for dinner!
- 12 Chipolata Pork Sausages
- 1kg maris piper potatoes
- 30g butter
- 200ml double cream
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
Best Sausages For Bangers And Mash
This one is totally down to personal preference! If you like thick sausages, grab them, prefer smaller chipolata style, then use those ones.
The best way to pack flavour into your sausage and mash is to use flavourful sausages. And remember you can also swap these sausages for chicken sausages, beef, or vegetarian sausages.
Best Potatoes For Making Mash
We usually use floury potatoes like King Edwards or Maris Pipers for making mashed potatoes. Waxy potatoes can also make a great mash, so it's totally worth experimenting and seeing what kind of potatoes you like best for your mash.
How To Make Bangers And Mash
Step One - prepare and cook the potatoes
- Peel and chop the potatoes into quarters.
- Put the potato into a large pot or saucepan and cover with cold water, add a pinch of salt.
- Bring the pan to the boil on the hob, then reduce the heat and simmer with the lid on for around 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender when you insert a knife into them.
Cooks Note! Whilst the potatoes are cooking, get the sausages on to cook. You can air fry, pan fry, bake or grill - whichever you prefer. Just time it so they're ready when the potatoes are.
Step Two - cook the sausages
You can cook these however you like, fried, baked or grilled. We like to air fryer sausages - it uses no extra fat and cooks quickly.
Step Three - make the mashed potatoes
- Make the mashed potatoes - drain the potatoes and leave to uncovered for a minute or two.
- The pour in the cream and butter and mash using a potato masher.
- Then season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Step Four - serve the bangers and mash
- Serve your mash in bowls, topped with the cooked sausages, and a river of our BEST red onion gravy recipe. (or.. cheat and get the kettle on and use a tub of Bisto gravy granules)
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What To Serve With Bangers And Mash
Sausage and mash really just needs some vegetables on the side - it goes great with...
- Broccoli
- Peas
- Carrot and swede mash
- Mashed sweet potatoes
- Braised red cabbage
- Butter braised Savoy cabbage
- Baked beans instead of gravy
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Recipe Variations and Ingredient Swaps
Flavour the mashed potatoes - upgrade your mash! Flavour the mash with added cheese, mustard or even roasted garlic.
Use different sausages - you can use any sausages you like for this recipe - chicken, plant-based, beef, Cumberland. Just choose your favourites.
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Bangers And Mash
Creamy mash, topped with sausages and gravy. Proper comfort food for a cold night!
Ingredients
- 12 Chipolata Pork Sausages
- 1kg maris piper potatoes
- 30g butter
- 200ml double cream
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and chop the potatoes into quarters.
- Put the potato into a saucepan and cover with cold water, add a pinch of salt.
- Bring the pan to the boil on the hob, then reduce the heat and simmer with the lid on for around 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender when you insert a knife into them.
- Whilst the potatoes are cooking, get the sausages on to cook. You can air fry, pan fry, bake or grill - whichever you prefer. Just time it so they're ready when the potatoes are.
- Make the mashed potatoes - drain the potatoes and leave to uncovered for a minute or two. The pour in the cream and butter and mash using a potato masher.
- Then season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- Serve your mash in bowls, topped with the cooked sausages, and a river of our BEST red onion gravy recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 682Total Fat: 43gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 682mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 6gSugar: 5gProtein: 21g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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