Fiction To Sink Your Teeth Into, a feature from author and professional chef Rohan O’Duill!

Ove tells us about his childhood and being brought up by his single father. In the evenings they ate sausages and potatoes. This is a simplified version of a Danish Sausage casserole. I feel that Oves father may have left out some of the flourishes such as cream that would normally be added in but feel free to add a drop yourself if you are in the mood. This is a very simple and cheap dish and I could see why Ove’s father would have this as a staple. I couldn’t find Danish sausage in my local supermarket so I used Kabonos sausage instead. But any tasty sausage should do.

Serves 2/3

Ingredients

• 250g of sausage diced
• 1 onion diced
• 4 cloves of garlic diced
• 300ml of stock
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• Pinch of paprika
• 400g of potatoes
• Salt and pepper

Method

Fry the onion, garlic and sausage in a hot pan with a little oil.

Add the paprika and stock and stir around.

Transfer the mix into a casserole dish.

Add in the potatoes and pour the tin of chopped tomatoes over the top and put on the cover.

Place in an oven and bake for 60 minutes at 170C or 340F.

Pair with a nice glass of Danish beer and sit back and enjoy the book.