Sausage and Butter Bean Stew

Star 4.5
    10m prep time
    45m total time
    Easy level
    21 ingredients
Sausage and Butter Bean Stew recipe by Bold Bean Co

As with most recipes, a dish is only as good as the ingredients you cook with – but this rule especially applies to this one. It’s essentially a two hero ingredient, one pot dish, where sausages and beans take centre stage. The stew is saucy and unctuous and the richness is lifted by a bright basil salsa. It’s ideal for batch cooking as it freezes super well and it definitely uses up what you’ve probably already got in the cupboard!

Method

Based on 3 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan or casserole dish over a medium heat. Add the sausages and cook for 8-10 mins until they get some colour on them. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Step 2

To the same pan, add the onion, carrot and red pepper and cook for 8-10minutes in the sausage fat, stirring regularly until softened (add a splash more oil if necessary). Then, add the garlic, tomato puree, dried rosemary and dried thyme and cook off until fragrant, roughly 2 minutes.

Step 3

Add the tin of tomatoes, swill the can about and fill ⅓ full with water (if cooking for 2-3) and throw that in too, . Add the Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, bay leaves and crumble in the stock cube/stock pot. Return the sausages to the pan. Stir to combine then simmer on a low heat for 3-4 minutes before adding the butter beans with their liquid. Simmer for a further 7-8 minutes to let the flavours infuse and sauce to thicken slightly.

Step 4

Meanwhile, make the salsa verde. In a small bowl, mix together the 1/3rd of the chopped parsley, chopped basil, Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, capers (plus a splash of their juice) and the lemon juice and zest. Season to taste.

Step 5

Taste the sausage stew for seasoning, then finish it by stirring through the remaining chopped parsley. Ladle into bowls, top with the salsa verde, and enjoy!
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 3 servings
  • 1 Onion, red or brown are fine, finely diced
    1 Onion, red or brown are fine, finely diced 1 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 1 Carrot, or celery stalk, finely diced
    1 Carrot, or celery stalk, finely diced 1 x Sainsbury's Loose Carrots
  • 1tsp Dried Thyme, or fresh thyme, finely chopped
    1tsp Dried Thyme, or fresh thyme, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Thyme 12g
  • 1tsp Dried Rosemary, or fresh rosemary, finely chopped
    1tsp Dried Rosemary, or fresh rosemary, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Rosemary 22g
  • 1tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, or if veggie, Hendersons relish
    1tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, or if veggie, Hendersons relish 1 x Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce 150ml
  • 1tsp Soft Light Brown Sugar, or caster sugar
    1tsp Soft Light Brown Sugar, or caster sugar 1 x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Light Soft Brown Sugar 500g
  • 1 Bay Leaves, dried or fresh
    1 Bay Leaves, dried or fresh 1 x Sainsbury's Bay Leaves 3g
  • 1tsp Dijon Mustard
    1tsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
  • 3tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    3tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin, SO Organic 500ml
  • 1tbsp Capers, plus a little of their juice
    1tbsp Capers, plus a little of their juice 1 x Sainsbury's Non Pareilles Capers in Brine, Inspired to Cook 100g (60g*)
  • 1tsp Olive Oil
    1tsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 500ml
  • 1 tin Plum Tomatoes
    1 tin Plum Tomatoes 1 x Stamford Street Co. Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 400g
  • 1 Red Pepper, roughly chopped
    1 Red Pepper, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 0.5 Lemon, zest and juice
    0.5 Lemon, zest and juice 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 6 Sausages, of your choice - veggie ones also work well
    6 Sausages, of your choice - veggie ones also work well 1 x Heck 97% Pork Gluten Free Sausages x6 400g
  • 30g Basil, roughly chopped
    30g Basil, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Basil 30g
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped
    3 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 1tbsp Tomato Puree
    1tbsp Tomato Puree 1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
  • 1 Beef Stock Cube, veggie or liquid stock pot
    1 Beef Stock Cube, veggie or liquid stock pot 1 x Knorr Stock Pot Rich Beef 4x28g
  • 1 jar Queen Butter Beans, with their bean stock
    1 jar Queen Butter Beans, with their bean stock 1 x Bold Bean Co Queen Butter Beans 570g
  • 30g Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped
    30g Fresh Parsley, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
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