Sausage and Sweet Potato Fries
with Pancetta Beans
This deliciously comforting recipe proves that making your own homemade baked beans is totally worth it. Chef Lizzie has combined velvety butter beans with pancetta, sage, basil and finely chopped tomatoes for a flavour that you just can’t beat. Served with the best sausages and sweet potato fries, this dish is a complete dinner winner and is guaranteed to be a hit with everyone. Homemade comfort food doesn’t get better than this.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
½
Dried Italian Herbs
1
Butter Beans
60
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
1
Finely Chopped Tomatoes with Onion and Garlic
4
Tuscan Pork Sausage
12
Balsamic Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
250
Sweet Potato Fries
12
Basil
½
Sage
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
a) Put the sausages on a baking tray and roast on the top shelf of your oven for 18-20 mins, turning halfway through cooking. IMPORTANT: The sausages are cooked when they are no longer pink in the middle. b) Pop the sweet potato fries on another baking tray and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle over the Italian herbs and a pinch of salt and pepper. c) Toss to coat then roast on the middle shelf for 16-18 mins, turning halfway through cooking.
a) Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. b) When hot, add the pancetta lardons and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 2-3 mins. c) Pick the sage leaves from their stalks and roughly chop (discard the stalks). d) Drain and rinse the butter beans in a sieve.
a) When the pancetta lardons are crisp, stir in the sage and the balsamic vinegar. b) Add the butter beans and finely chopped tomatoes. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer until thick and tomatoey, stirring occasionally, 4-5mins.
a) Pick the basil leaves from their stalks and roughly tear (discard the stalks).
a) Stir half the basil leaves through the beans. b) Season to taste with salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar (if you have some).
a) Serve the beans and sweet potato fries alongside the sausages. b) Finish with a scattering of the remaining basil over the beans. ENJOY!
