Baked Sausages
Baking is the easiest may of cooking sausages. Spread your sausages over a baking sheet, put them into a medium oven and leave for 30 - 40 minutes. If you are feeling energetic you can baste them once or twice.
All very good, but sometimes baked sausages need livening up. The following ideas are popular with children, quick and easy to put together. They will work with around 450g of sausages.
1 - 2 tablespoons clear honey
1 - 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons of fresh orange or apple juice
Few drops of soy sauce
Teaspoon sesame seeds
Cream & onion
Small cartoon of double cream (142ml)
Small onion, thickly sliced
Tablespoon of Dijon mustard (optional)
Easy BBQ sauce
Onion, finely chopped
100 ml tomato ketchup
50 ml wine or cider vinegar
50 ml water
Tablespoon tomato puree
Tablespoon black treacle
Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Pinch paprika
Salt and black pepper
Method
Honey & mustard glaze
Microwave the honey for about 30 seconds
Add the mustard and fruit juice, stir well
Pour over sausages and bake
Baste once or twice
Sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving
Cream & onion
Bake sausages on a lightly oiled baking tray for 10 minutes
Add the onions (adding a few drops of oil if necessary)
Bake for a further 20 minutes
Add the cream and mustard (if using) and finish cooking for 5 - 10 minutes
Easy BBQ sauce
Fry the onion (and garlic if using) in oil for 5 minutes
Combine all the ingredients in a small pan
Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes
Blend or sieve
Pour over sausages and bake, basting once or twice