Venison sausages with blue cheese & spring onion colcannon

Venison sausages and colcannon mash
Venison sausages and colcannon mash

Venison sausages with blue cheese & spring onion colcannon

This recipe from Rachel Green takes the humble dinner of sausage and mash to a whole new level!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Venison
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Fresh Ingredients

  • 8 Large venison sausages
  • 1 kg Floury potatoes (such as King Edwards or Maris Piper), peeled & cut into even chunks)
  • 120 g Butter
  • 150 g Savoy cabbage, core discarded, leaves finely shredded
  • 4 Spring onions, finely sliced
  • 150 g Blue cheese, crumbled
  • 150 ml Cream

Store Cupboard Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp ground white/black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Tip the potatoes into a large saucepan, cover with cold water and add the salt. 
  • Cover with a lid and bring to the boil.  Simmer for 12-15 minutes until tender when pierced with a knife. 
  • Drain and then mash the potatoes until smooth using either a masher, ricer or by passing the potatoes through a sieve, adding two-thirds of the butter.
  • Heat the remaining butter in a large frying pan and fry the cabbage for 2-3 minutes until nearly tender then add the spring onions and cook for a further minute. Take off the heat and leave to one side.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add the sausages.  Cook the sausages for 10-12 minutes, turning regularlyso that they cook evenly.  Remove from the heat and keep warm.
  • In a saucepan, gently heat the cream and blue cheese. 
  • When the mixture starts to simmer and the cheese starts to melt, stir well and then beat into the mashed potato.
  • Add the cabbage and spring onions to the potato mixture and mix well. Season to taste with a little salt and pepper.
  • Serve immediately with the venison sausages.
Keyword sausages