Name: Sausage & mushroom ragu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil -; 1 carrot, grated -; 3 spring onions, finely chopped -; 2 garlic cloves, grated -; large handful of mushrooms, finely chopped or grated -; 1 tsp dried oregano -; 1 tsp fennel seeds -; 6 pork sausages, squeezed out of their skins -; 400g can chopped tomatoes -; 1 tbsp tomato ketchup -; mash, pasta or couscous, to serve -

Ingredients for - Sausage & mushroom ragu

1. 2 tbsp olive oil

2. 1 carrot, grated

3. 3 spring onions, finely chopped

4. 2 garlic cloves, grated

5. large handful of mushrooms, finely chopped or grated

6. 1 tsp dried oregano

7. 1 tsp fennel seeds

8. 6 pork sausages, squeezed out of their skins

9. 400g can chopped tomatoes

10. 1 tbsp tomato ketchup

11. mash, pasta or couscous, to serve

How to cook deliciously - Sausage & mushroom ragu

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and tip in the carrot, spring onions, garlic, mushrooms, oregano and fennel, along with a pinch of salt. Cook for about 5 mins.

2 . Stage

Add the sausagemeat and cook until browned all over, then add the chopped tomatoes and ketchup, along with a pinch of salt and 100ml water. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the sauce is thick, about 20 mins, stirring now and again. Season to taste, then serve with buttery mashed potato, pasta or couscous.