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Italian banger and mash twist

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  • 25-01-2012 10:26am
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    ntlbell
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    I was sure there was a few threads on "posh" bangers and maash but I can't seem to find them with the search function.

    I'm looking to do as posh as bangers and mash can be but I need an italian twist to it.

    I was going to use pork and leak sausages from a butcher.

    Any ideas on how to Italianise/posh it up?


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    emc2
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    ntlbell wrote: »
    I was sure there was a few threads on "posh" bangers and maash but I can't seem to find them with the search function.

    I'm looking to do as posh as bangers and mash can be but I need an italian twist to it.

    I was going to use pork and leak sausages from a butcher.

    Any ideas on how to Italianise/posh it up?

    A company called Ricks do a lovely Italian Sausage not too sure who stock them but I got them in fallon & Byrne.

    You could go down the fully Italian route and do sausage in a tomato sauce with gnocchi


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    ntlbell
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    emc2 wrote: »
    A company called Ricks do a lovely Italian Sausage not too sure who stock them but I got them in fallon & Byrne.

    You could go down the fully Italian route and do sausage in a tomato sauce with gnocchi

    gnocchi is a nice idea, it's just it's for tonight and gnocchi for my skill level can be very time consuming :)

    Would the Ricks sausage go with mash?


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    Toulouse
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    Catherine Fulvio does an amazing oven baked tomato and sausage risotto. Really easy to make and really tasty but impressive. Might be an idea to try another time. http://www.rte.ie/food/2011/0124/sausageandtomatorisotto.html

    I get Italian sausages from my local butcher but if I can't find them I just use good quality pork ones and throw in some extra fennel seed and chili flake. Just make sure your stock is piping hot before you pour it on!


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    nompere
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    Toulouse wrote: »
    Catherine Fulvio does an amazing oven bakedtomato and sausage risotto. Really easy to make and really tasty but impressive. Might be an idea to try another time. http://www.rte.ie/food/2011/0124/sausageandtomatorisotto.html

    I get Italian sausages from my local butcher but if I can't find them I just use good quality pork ones and throw in some extra fennel seed and chili flake. Just make sure your stock is piping hot before you pour it on!

    I looked at Catherine Fulvio's recipe, and also thought that it was one to file away for another occasion. I was entertained by the comment below the recipe from a contributor who said she made it without the tomoatoes or the sausage!


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    The Hill Billy
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    For the 'mash' element - How about using polenta for a real Italian twist?


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    the-ging
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    The Hill Billy wrote: »
    For the 'mash' element - How about using polenta for a real Italian twist?

    Hey Hill Billy, I have been looking for polenta for a while, and cant find it in my Dunnes or Tesco, what isle would it usually be on?

    Or where would be a good place to pick it up?

    Thanks
    J

    Also, ntlbell, try out this...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mustard_and_lemon_49577

    I did it the other week and it was really good. Have to say really liked the carrrot mash, (I added flat leaf parsley to the carrots).


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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    the-ging wrote: »
    Hey Hill Billy, I have been looking for polenta for a while, and cant find it in my Dunnes or Tesco, what isle would it usually be on?

    Or where would be a good place to pick it up?

    Thanks
    J

    Also, ntlbell, try out this...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mustard_and_lemon_49577

    I did it the other week and it was really good. Have to say really liked the carrrot mash, (I added flat leaf parsley to the carrots).

    Maybe try little italy, or you can make it yourself


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    ntlbell
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    the-ging wrote: »
    H
    Also, ntlbell, try out this...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mustard_and_lemon_49577

    I did it the other week and it was really good. Have to say really liked the carrrot mash, (I added flat leaf parsley to the carrots).

    Can always rely on good aul Nigel


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    neuro-praxis
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    For Italian bangers and mash, I suggest getting to the best butchers you can and getting some Italian sausage. Then stir some good quality pesto through your mash and serve with a home-made tomato sauce.


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    Minder
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    I find salsiccia fresca almost impossible to get. Usually I end up with a semi cured italian sausage that is both saw dusty dry but full of fat pieces that cook out to give a pan of oil and a dry sausage. I like the sausages cooked to a lovely golden brown colour in a pan then finished in a tomato sauce.

    So I gave that up in favour of a quick fix. For me a decent salsiccia fresca is flavoured with good pork, fennel and a little chilli. So I buy a good pork banger and make a sauce with garlic, fennel seed, chilli, white wine and blitzed plum tomatoes. I get all the flavour in the finished dish that I want without compromising on the meat quality.

    I'd serve this on a plate of wet polenta - the polenta enriched with lots of butter and parmesan cheese - just as you would with mashed spuds.


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    The Hill Billy
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    the-ging wrote: »
    Hey Hill Billy, I have been looking for polenta for a while, and cant find it in my Dunnes or Tesco, what isle would it usually be on?

    Or where would be a good place to pick it up?

    Thanks
    J

    Also, ntlbell, try out this...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mustard_and_lemon_49577

    I did it the other week and it was really good. Have to say really liked the carrrot mash, (I added flat leaf parsley to the carrots).

    I've not seen it myself in the supermarkets at home, but my local Italian-style deli (back home in Skerries) has it. If there is one near you - see if they stock it. (I live mostly in Switzerland so it is no bother picking it up over here given the big Italian influence in the local cuisine. Sorry about that. :o)


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    ntlbell
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    Toulouse wrote: »
    Catherine Fulvio does an amazing oven baked tomato and sausage risotto. Really easy to make and really tasty but impressive. Might be an idea to try another time. http://www.rte.ie/food/2011/0124/sausageandtomatorisotto.html

    I get Italian sausages from my local butcher but if I can't find them I just use good quality pork ones and throw in some extra fennel seed and chili flake. Just make sure your stock is piping hot before you pour it on!

    Italians seem to be absolutely disgusted at the thought of baking risotto

    Lucky I gave this one a miss!! :)


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