Gordon Ramsay’s sausage and caramelised onion hotpot is easy to prepare in 20 minutes
This mouth-watering dish is quick and easy to cook, making the best dinner to serve alongside some buttery mashed potatoes to warm you up on a cold day.
Late spring is when many people are looking forward to the sunnier weather, but it can also be a time when people are looking for something cheerful to eat during the days of rainy showers.
Gordon Ramsay's sausage and caramelised hot pot is the perfect comfort food recipe to eat on a rainy day and it's a simple dish to make for anyone looking for a quick homemade dinner.
Writing in his cookbook ‘Ultimate Home Cooking’ the famous chef shared that everything in this dinner is prepared in one dish to make it much easier to cook, plus it will save on the washing up later.
He wrote: “Rich and sweet with wine and caramelised onion, this takes the humble hot pot to another level.”
It only takes roughly around 20 minutes to prepare this dish on the stove before transferring it to the oven to slowly toast for 20 minutes.
How to make Gordon Ramsay’s sausage and caramelised onion hotpot
Ingredients
- Eight pork sausages
- Two red onions (peeled and sliced)
- 150g of button mushrooms
- 200ml of red wine
- 200ml of beef stock
- One tablespoon of brown sugar
- Two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
- Two knobs of butter
- Three thyme sprigs (leaves only)
- Small handful of parsley (chopped)
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
Kitchen equipment needed:
Large oven-proof casserole dish
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Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4.
Place the casserole dish on a medium heat on the stove. Add a dash of olive oil and cook the sausages until they are golden all over, then transfer to a plate and set aside.
Add the onions and a few knobs of butter to the empty casserole dish then stir in the brown sugar and thyme leaves. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on a medium heat, making sure to stir regularly, until the onions are completely caramelised.
Add in the mushrooms, continue to stir and cook for five minutes. Then pour in the balsamic vinegar and cook for another five minutes.
Add the cooked sausages back into the dish and pour in the red wine. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it bubble for four to five minutes to burn off the alcohol and reduce slightly.
Add the beef stock and bring to a boil again. Then, transfer into the oven and cook for 18 to 20 minutes uncovered until the sausages are fully cooked through and the sauce is thick/
Sprinkled the finished dish with parsley and your mouth-watering sausage hot pot is ready to serve.