Wait a bit ? Did you read that right? Absolutely yes ! Vegetarian Sausages are exactly what I have used in this fab recipe sent by my sister who turned vegetarian a few years ago. She doesn’t even consume eggs.  I am far from becoming a vegetarian but love to experiment with lighter options and so was delighted to receive some samples from Secret Sausages which I had sampled first  at FBC 2014 a few months ago and  I recollect  really liking  the the flavours.

I was sent 3 different flavours to experiment with:

• Rosemary & Garlic – Garlic , Green Beans,Mixed Peppers and Rosemary
• Honey Bee – Sweet Corn , carrots, peas and honey
• Chilli and Coriander – Chillies , coriander , onion , sweet corn and carrots

 

 

This recipe can be used with the sausages chopped and served as a starter or else as a main with sides like potato or sweet potato mash and green peas .

Serves: 2 as a main with a side of mash and peas

Ingredients  – enough for 2 packets with 6 sausages each

• groundnut powder – 5 heaped tbsp
• Garlic purée
• Green Chillies – 3
• A small bunch of fresh coriander or one large packet from the supermarket
• Oil 3 tbsp
• Juice of one lemon
• Salt to taste
• Red onions – 2 large
• Tomato – 1 medium sized

 

 

Method 

• In a dry sauce on a low flame heat 1 tbsp oil and add the chopped green chillies and garlic purée.
• Then add the  the groundnuts powder and roast this mixture for about 2 minutes , stirring continuously ensuring it does not burn.
• Turn off the flame and add freshly ,finely chopped coriander leaves, salt , sugar and lemon juice.

 

 

 

• Allow this mixture to cool down and then coat the sausage with skin with the mixture thoroughly.

 

 

• Refrigerate the marinated sausages for an hour.
• Before you remove the marinated sausages from the refrigerator make the onion and tomato mixture.
• Chop the onion into long thinstrips.
• Heat 2 heaped tbsp oil in the same saucepan and sauté till they caramelise.
• Add the chopped tomato and sauté for another minute.
• Then remove the marinated sausages from the refrigerator and saute on a griddle pan with very little oil sprinkled onto it.

 

• Mix the sausages  in the onion – tomato mixture.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and green peas as sides.

 

 

 

Why not try my recipe for a fabulous Meatless Monday meal ?

*With  thanks to Secret Sausages  for the samples. No monetary compensation was offered for a positive review . As always all opinions expressed here are entirely my own.