A proper sausage casserole is solid hearty comfort food, perfect for rainy days, sad days or just filling your face days. Obviously it stands to reason that great sausages make a great sausage casserole, but you can use whatever sausages you like! There is a trick though that will elevate your sausage casserole above all others, and I'll show you how.

To make my sausage casserole you will need:

Serves 4

• 8 thick pork sausages

• 4 med sized potatoes

• 1 med sized onion

• 3 med sized carrots slices thinly or 1 small tin of carrots

• 2 bay leaves

• 3 small cloves of garlic or 2 large

• 1x400g can of plum tomatoes

• 500ml of chicken or vegetable stock

• Splash of red wine or water for deglazing

• Salt & pepper

• A little oil or fat for cooking

Serve on it's own or with a side of veg such as green beans or broccoli