Sausage and Tomato Pie

You will probably dismiss this dish as far too simple and not worth it – believe me it is.

It is a dish that my mother used to do and I think came down the family. Perfect. Don’t try and use lean or all meat sausage meat – you need a good one but some with some fat in it.

Ingredients:

• 2 large ripe spanish tomatoes
• 450gm of pork sausage meat – i.e. skinless
• Enough mashed potatoes for a casserole dish
• Butter
• Milk
• Fresh ground salt and pepper

Peel potatoes and put into boiling water to cook. Chop the sausage meat into large rough pieces and put into a small oven proof dish, spaced out, with a little water and place into oven approx 170 deg until they start cooking. Dip toms in boiling water until skins crack- then peel skins off. chop into large pieces and place into the oven proof dish with the sausages and mix in together. Season with salt & pepper. Back in oven until potatoes ready to be mashed and mixed with butter and milk (The more butter, the richer the mash). Take oven dish back out and heap mashed potatoes on top and back into oven for approx 40 mins and until cooked and potatoes slightly crispy on top. Serve on its own with sauce of your choice or if you are me – it has to be Lea & Perrins sprinkled all over.

As Jacqui says: Simples!