Sausage and eggplant casserole (SC)

[Phteven]

Just found this on the taste website.
Yum!! Sausages are so my list next time I go to the butcher.
I tried the sausage casserole in the SC thread but I didn't like the flavours much. This one looks exactly to my taste - it uses some of my favourite ingredients and flavours

Ingredients (serves 4)

* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 8 lean beef sausages
* 1 large brown onion, chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 2 eggplant, chopped
* 3/4 teaspoon chilli flakes
* 400g can diced tomatoes
* 1 cup chicken stock
* 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped

Method

1. Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add sausages and cook, turning occasionally, for 2 to 3 minutes or until evenly browned. Remove to a plate lined with paper towel.
2. Add onion, garlic and eggplant to pan. Cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until eggplant is golden. Stir in chilli and tomatoes. Cook for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
3. Add stock and bring to the boil. Spoon eggplant mixture into slow cooker. Add sausages. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
4. Stir in parsley. Season with pepper. Serve with steamed vegetables and crusty bread, if desired.

Of course you could just add more liquid and cook it in the oven.

[Pretty Butterfly]

ooohhh yum!!!
I do a normal sausage casserole for the kiddies, but I dont like it much myself... SO gonna try this one!!!!

[bon]

I have actually made this same recipe before. I loved it, the kids and DH were less impressed lol. Apparently I didn't chop the eggplant into small enough pieces - it was too "chunky" for them. For some reason they are happy to eat it when it is barely detectable though.